court rules

court rules definition - legal

n

A regulation, often having the force of law, governing the procedures of a court and how various matters pending before court are handled and processed. Also called local rules and rules of the court.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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