general rule

American  

noun

Law.

1. rule10

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Example Sentences

“But as a general rule, once you place it in service, that choice continues forward.”

From MarketWatch

"As a general rule, only 25 to 30% of patients will respond to immunotherapy, so the biggest challenge in the field is to try to determine which patients will benefit from it. What are the indicators or predictors of response? And how can we convert non-responders into responders?"

From Science Daily

"However, there is the general rule... that each government member must avoid a conflicting behaviour benefiting for instance their relatives," Havel added.

From Barron's

As a general rule of thumb: where eyeballs go, advertisers follow.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many scholars question the fairness of vicarious liability in criminal cases, viewing it as an unwarranted exception to the general rule that criminal responsibility must be personal.

From Slate