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  • 11special hazard rule — special haz·ard rule n: an exception to the going and coming rule that allows an employee to recover from an employer for injuries sustained while going to or coming from work ◇ The special hazard rule applies when the place at which the injury… …

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  • 12rule of law — 1: an authoritative legal doctrine, principle, or precept applied to the facts of an appropriate case adopting the rule of law that is most persuasive in light of precedent, reason and policy Wright v. Wright, 904 P.2d 403 (1995) 2: government by …

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  • 13Special relativity — (SR) (also known as the special theory of relativity or STR) is the physical theory of measurement in inertial frames of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein (after considerable contributions of Hendrik Lorentz and Henri Poincaré) in the …

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  • 14Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen — Active 16 April 1987 Country United States Branch …

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  • 15Special pleading — is a form of spurious argumentation where a position in a dispute introduces favorable details or excludes unfavorable details by alleging a need to apply additional considerations without proper criticism of these considerations themselves.… …

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  • 16Special legislation — (also called local legislation) is a legal term of art used in the United States which refers to acts of a state legislature which apply only to a specific municipality (or a group thereof) which is identified by name in the legislation.In some… …

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  • 17Special Clerical Court — Special Clerical Court, or Special Court for Clerics (Persian: دادگاه ویژه روحانیت) is an Iranian court for trying Muslim clerics to eliminate rivalrous versions of the clerical regime which could arise and potentially compete with the current… …

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  • 18special mission exception — special mis·sion exception n: an exception to the going and coming rule that allows recovery under workers compensation to an employee who was injured while going to or coming from work on an errand that was part of the employee s regular duties… …

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  • 19Rule of Saint Benedict — The Rule of Saint Benedict ( Regula Benedicti ) is a book of precepts written by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living in community under the authority of an abbot. Since about the 7th century it has also been adopted by communities of women.… …

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  • 20Special master — In law, a special master is an authority appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed. In England, at common law, there were Masters in Chancery, who acted in aid of the Equity Courts. There were also Masters in… …

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