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judges' rules
judges' rules pl n (Law) (in English law, formerly) a set of rules, not legally binding, governing the behaviour of police towards suspects, as in administering a caution to a person under arrest judges' rules
judges' rules in English criminal law a code of behaviour issued for the guidance of the police in the investigation phase, now replaced by a legal regime by the POLICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1984. See RIGHT TO SILENCE. |