Hildebrand rulesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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Hildebrand rules pl (複数形 only)

1. (law) The unofficial acceptance of the use of one's spouse's private documents in court during a divorce.
   • 2010, Natalie Hanman, Covertly found assets no longer valid in divorce (in The Guardian, 30 July 2010)

     Previously, a spouse who came across information showing their partner was hiding money could copy it and put it before the court – a protection called the Hildebrand rules that was intended to help the financially impoverished.