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"The exception that proves the rule" is a saying whose meaning is contested. Henry Watson Fowler's Modern English Usage identifies five ways in which the...

(CBA). This limit is subject to a complex system of rules and exceptions and is calculated as a percentage of the league's revenue from the previous...

within an exception to the Miranda rule. The three exceptions are: the routine booking question exception the jail house informant exception the public...

thirty exemptions or exceptions applies. The Federal Rules of Evidence define hearsay as: A statement that: (1) the declarant does not make while testifying...

are exceptions and complications to the rule, including the scope of the consent given, whether the consent is voluntarily given, and whether an individual...

of rules 3 and 4, and such described in rule 5. If either side makes three consecutive fouls, it shall count a goal for the opponents (consecutive means...

Godwin's rule), short for Godwin's law of Nazi analogies, is an Internet adage asserting: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison...

ordering rule turned out to be an approximation rather than a perfect fit, although for all elements that are exceptions the regularised configuration is a low-energy...

to prevent government regulation of labor markets. Over the 20th century, many states modified the rule by adding an increasing number of exceptions,...

greater value or a prize that is referred to as a "zonk", an item purposely chosen to be of little or no value to the trader. When Let's Make a Deal first started...

posting rule (or mailbox rule in the United States, also known as the "postal rule" or "deposited acceptance rule") is an exception to the general rule of...

and for many people solitary, spelling rule". However, the short form quoted above has many common exceptions; for example: ⟨ie⟩ after ⟨c⟩: species, science...

to the Simplified Ing Rules of the European Go Federation, the only exception being the method of ending the game. These rules appear in "The Rules and...

Sahm rule, or Sahm rule recession indicator, is a heuristic measure by the United States' Federal Reserve for determining when an economy has entered a recession...

A mercy rule, slaughter rule, knockout rule, or skunk rule ends a two-competitor sports competition earlier than the scheduled endpoint if one competitor...

business records exception to the U.S. hearsay rule is based on Rule 803(6) of the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE). It is sometimes referred to as the business...

The rule against perpetuities is a legal rule in common law that prevents people from using legal instruments (usually a deed or a will) to exert control...

According to him, this is the sign of a "generalization of the state of exception". Carlos Ibáñez del Campo's rule in Chile during the Presidential Republic...

condition is met, the ruling becomes a decree absolute (rule absolute), and is binding. Typically, the condition is that an adversely affected party provide...

Lipinski's rule of five, also known as Pfizer's rule of five or simply the rule of five (RO5), is a rule of thumb to evaluate druglikeness or determine if a chemical...