Rule

A principle or canon, aa a rule of law, a rule of construction; an order made by a court for the regulation of its practice, otherwise called a general rule; an order made between the parties to a suit, either on motion of counsel or without. Rule absolute: a rule to show cause upon which, on hearing, the court has made a peremptory order that the party shall do as the rule requirea Rule nisi: a rule to show cause why a party should not do a certain act, or why the object of the rule should not be enforced. Rule of course: a rule granted as matter of routine without application to the judge, otherwise called office rule. Rule of property: a settled principle governing the title, possession, descent and alienation of property. Rule of 1756: a rule relating to the trade of neutrals in time of war, first established in the year 1756, — the substance of which is that neutrals are not to carry on with a belligerent a trade not open to them in time of peace.