Regress
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Returning; going back; opposed to "ingress." REGULA (Lat.) In practice.
A rule
Regula generalis, a general rule; a standing rule or order of a court. Frequently abbreviated Beg. Gen. REGULA CATONIANA (Lat.) In the Roman law. The rule of C^to; a rule respecting the validity of dispositions by will.
See Dig. 34. 7.