English Explanatory Dictionary

cab-rank rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The obligation of a barrister (in certain jurisdictions) to accept any work in a field in which they profess themselves competent to practise, at a court at which they normally appear, and at their usual rates.

Word forms

cab-rank rule the cab-rank rule

Etymology

See cab off the rank.

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