special rule

noun

, Law.

1. rule10

Example Sentences

Goalball is played by visually impaired athletes and a special rule means there is no need for classification.

From BBC

The majority has not created “a special rule for the insurrection disability in Section 3,” as Sotomayor charges.

From Slate

Why, the liberals wondered, did the majority create “a special rule” for the insurrection clause alone?

From Slate

It explicitly provides, moreover, that the House must apply a special rule for selecting a president if no candidate gets an Electoral College majority.

From Slate

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a special rule to give police greater emergency powers.

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