rule of reason — rule of reason: a standard used in restraint of trade actions that requires the plaintiff to show and the factfinder to find that under all the circumstances the practice in question unreasonably restricts competition in the relevant market… … Law dictionary
fifty per cent rule — The rule of marine insurance that where the loss or cost of repair equals or exceeds 50 per cent of the value of the vessel, there maybe an abandonment and recovery as for a total loss. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1577 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Rule of reason — The rule of reason is a doctrine developed by the United States Supreme Court in its interpretation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The rule, stated and applied in the case of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States , 221 U.S. 1 (1911), is… … Wikipedia
rule-of-sixty — As per this rule, one unit of distance subtends an angle of one degree at a 60 units of distance. For example, a chord of 5 miles will subtend an angle of 5° at 60 miles and 21/2° at 120 miles. Also called the one in sixty rule … Aviation dictionary
Per Degaton — Art by George Pérez. Publication information Publisher DC Comics … Wikipedia
Rule of Saint Francis — Rule of Saint Francis † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Rule of Saint Francis As known, St. Francis founded three orders and gave each of them a special rule. Here only the rule of the first order is to be considered, i.e., that of the Friars … Catholic encyclopedia
Rule 184 — is a one dimensional binary cellular automaton rule, notable for solving the majority problem as well as for its ability to simultaneously describe several, seemingly quite different, particle systems:* Rule 184 can be used as a simple model for… … Wikipedia
rule — 1 n 1 a: a prescribed guide for conduct or action b: a regulating principle or precept 2 a: an order or directive issued by a court in a particular proceeding esp. upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to… … Law dictionary
Per diem — Per diem, is Latin for per day or for each day . It usually refers to the daily rate of any kind of payment. It may also refer to a specific amount of money that an organization allows an individual to spend per day, to cover living and… … Wikipedia
per — It is a sound general rule not to use this Latin word when an English equivalent exists and is idiomatic: it is better, for example, to say The salary is £40,000 a year rather than The salary is £40,000 per year, and We will send the goods by… … Modern English usage
