English Explanatory Dictionary

mercy rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rule that ends a one-sided contest prior to its natural conclusion.

Word forms

mercy rule mercy rules

Synonyms

slaughter rule knockout rule skunk rule
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