rule of decision
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A legal authority (e.g., a statute or judicial precedent) that governs the resolution of a particular case.
Example Sentences
- "We have made efforts to think through a fair number of the issues, and we have written about two of the most likely issues that the Court will address and which may resolve the case: (i) that Griffin's Case (1869) provides the rule of decision, that is, Section 3 necessitates federal enforcement legislation; and (ii) that the President is not an "Officer of the United States.""