bright-line rule



bright-line rule

In law, a clarification of ambiguity in rules and regulations, so that they cannot be interpreted in multiple ways. Since we have two different interpretations of this law, there should be a bright-line rule for it, if there isn't one already.
See also: rule

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DorothyDAWR-ə-thee, DAWR-theeEnglish
Yaropolk-Medieval Slavic
Sanna-Swedish, Finnish
Ellis (2)EL-isWelsh
SÉVÉRine-French
Fester-Dutch (Rare)