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Definition golden rule in American English

golden rule noun

[countable] noun
1

an important basic principle that you should always obey when doing a particular activity

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2

an unwritten rule of statutory interpretation that states that judges can move away from the normal meaning of a word in order to prevent an absurd decision

Definition golden rule in American English