a golden rule

  • 11golden rule — the rule of construction that directs the person construing a provision, usually a statute, to read it according to the ordinary sense of the words unless, however, such a reading produces some illogicality or inconsistency. If this happens then… …

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  • 12Golden Rule — Golden Rule, The an idea from the Bible that people should treat others in the way that they want to be treated themselves …

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  • 13golden rule — noun count an important basic principle that you should always obey when doing a particular activity …

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  • 14Golden Rule argument — Golden Rule type of argument, by which jurors are urged to place themselves or members of their families or friends in place of person who has been offended and to render verdict as if they or either of them or member of their families or friends …

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  • 15Golden Rule argument — Golden Rule type of argument, by which jurors are urged to place themselves or members of their families or friends in place of person who has been offended and to render verdict as if they or either of them or member of their families or friends …

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  • 16golden rule — ► NOUN ▪ a basic principle which should always be followed …

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  • 17golden rule — n. the precept that one should behave toward others as one would want others to behave toward oneself: see Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31 …

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  • 18Golden Rule savings rate — In economics, the Golden Rule savings rate is the rate of savings which maximizes steady state growth consumption in the Solow growth model. It is a term attributedref|PhelpsAttribution to Edmund Phelps who wrote in 1961 that the Golden Rule do… …

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  • 19golden rule — noun any important rule the golden rule of teaching is to be clear • Hypernyms: ↑rule, ↑prescript * * * noun, pl ⋯ rules 1 the Golden Rule : a general rule for how to behave that says that you should treat people the way you would like other… …

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  • 20Golden Rule (fiscal policy) — The Golden Rule is a guideline for the operation of fiscal policy. The Golden Rule states that over the economic cycle, the Government will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending . In layman s terms this means that on average over …

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