a rule that will enforce without delay , a peremptory rule . issued by a court when a litigant fails to show sufficient cause why an order shouldn’t be carried […]

An older legal ruling that states that abenficiary must have the property left to him, transferred to him within a period of 21 years.

See standing order of court.

a Latin phrase where the ruling of a court becomes final unless one or both parties show cause for it not to be.

A way used to calculate the time that a sum invested will double at a set interest rate ; or calculation of the interest rate needed for a sum to […]

A way of calculating the refund in interest on a loan with fixed installments that is paid off before the due date.

See mitigation of damages .

The predominance that is absolute of an ordinary law over every citizen regardless of that citizens power.

a rule or a regulation that governs the ownership or the transfer of property that is often based past procedures in similar matters.

a federal rule that the antitrust law needs to be applied only to the unreasonable restraints of trade.

An observation or formula that has been accepted based on practical knowledge and experience and not a scientific law .

court ruling that orders a defendant to enter a defence and if he fails to do so within a set period of time the judgement will be in favour of […]

a rule that orders a party to show why he has not carried out certain acts or why they should not be carried out.

v. This verb has two significations: (1) to command or require by a rule of court; as, to rule the sheriff to return the writ, to rule the defendant to […]

1. An established standard, guide, or regulation; a principle or regulation set up by authority, prescribing or directing action or forbearance ; as, the rules of a legislative body, of […]

In American practice. This term is sometimes used, by metonymy, to denote a time or season in the judicial year when motions may be made and rules taken, as special […]

the situation where both parties in a suit obtain a rule nisi.

Certain limits without the walls, within which all prisoners in custody in civil actions were allowed to live, upon giving sufficient security to the marshal not to escape.

These are the regulations that govern the conduct of business by a court and the presiding judge carries rules of the court as the needs arise.

The rules for code of conduct that have been developed by NASD for brokers when they conduct business with the public.

These are the various orders of a court that regulates the methods used to present actions and to conduct business.

These are the regulations of a legislative body in conducting its business. They are the rules of order.

Flying or popular report; a current story passing from one person to an- other without any known authority for the truth of it. Webster. It Is not generally admissible in […]

A chart used for quality control to determine if the long run average of a process is changing. A run diagram or tier chart.

The placement of an ad where it is left up to the publisher to place the ad.