单词 | rule of evidence |
释义 | > as lemmasrule of evidence rule of evidence n. (a) an empirical rule or principle; (b) Law a legal rule governing the admissibility of evidence (chiefly in plural). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > rule or direction governing > concerning evidence rule of evidence1645 exclusionary rule1827 Judges' Rules1925 1645 J. Saltmarsh Opening Prynnes New Bk. 14 A profession then, was according to the Rule of evidence, till the contrary appeared. 1695 C. Fleury Hist., Choice, & Method of Stud. ii. 151 'Tis this Logick, which lays down the Great Rules of Evidence, of Certainty and Demonstration. 1703 A. Boyer Hist. King William III III. 218 The same Rule of Evidence must be observ'd in another Place, as well as Westminster-Hall. 1756 Gilbert's Law Evid. (new ed.) 8 The Rule of Evidence commands no farther than to produce the best that the Nature of the Thing is capable of. 1801 T. Peake Law of Evid. p. v The chapter on Parol Testimony, also is in a great measure new; for the rules of evidence in this respect have been so much altered, and so much light has been thrown on them by modern decisions, that, comparatively, little is to be collected from ancient books. 1892 S. L. Phipson Law of Evid. p. v I have..adhered to one uniform method of arrangement throughout—that of stating: (1) The rules of evidence [etc.]. 1908 J. H. Wigmore in Sel. Ess. Anglo-Amer. Legal Hist. II. xl. 691 (heading) A general survey of the history of the rules of evidence. 1973 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 4 Sept. 3/4 This committee was not bound by the rules of evidence. It was not constrained to follow courtroom procedures. 2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) iii. 83 Included in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 was the scrapping of significant rules of evidence as they have traditionally applied in criminal cases. < as lemmas |
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