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  • 101home rule — self government in local matters by a city, province, state, colony, or the like. [1855 60] * * * ▪ history of Great Britain and Ireland       in British and Irish history, movement to secure internal autonomy for Ireland within the British… …

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  • 102Home Rule Act 1914 — The Home Rule Act of 1914, also known as the (Irish) Third Home Rule Act (or Bill), and formally known as the Government of Ireland Act 1914 (4 5 Geo. 5 c. 90), was a British Act of Parliament intended to provide self government ( home rule ) for …

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  • 103Net capital rule — The uniform net capital rule is a rule created by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) in 1975 to regulate directly the ability of broker dealers to meet their financial obligations to customers and other creditors.[1] Broker… …

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  • 104Social rule system theory — is an attempt to formally approach different kinds of social rule systems in a unified manner. Social rules systems include institutions such as norms, laws, regulations, taboos, customs, and a variety of related concepts and are important in the …

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  • 105home rule — n: self government or limited autonomy in internal affairs by a dependent political unit (as a territory or municipality); also: the political theory or principle of self government Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. home …

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  • 106The Golden Rule — Not to be confused with the Golden Law or the Golden ratio.   This term refers to the maxim do as you would be done by . For other uses, see Golden Rule (disambiguation). The maxim of the golden rule is exemplified in many Christian stories …

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  • 107Business judgment rule — The business judgment rule is an American case law derived concept in Corporations law whereby the directors of a corporation . . . are clothed with [the] presumption, which the law accords to them, of being [motivated] in their conduct by a bona …

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  • 108One-drop rule — The one drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for the social classification as black of individuals with any African ancestry; meaning any person with one drop of black blood was considered as black. The principle was an… …

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  • 109Home rule — refers to a demand that constituent parts of a state be given greater self government within the greater administrative purview of the central government. In the United Kingdom, it has traditionally referred to self government, or devolution, for …

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  • 110Irish Home Rule bills — The Irish Home Rule bills were bills introduced in the British House of Commons during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, intended to grant self government and national autonomy to the whole of Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great… …

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