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home rule
noun
The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
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Two contrasting theories underlie preemption: Home Rule and Dillon's Rule.
Richard Briffault, Home Rule, Majority Rule, and Dillon's Rule, 67 Chi.- Kent L. Rev. 1011 19911011 1991
Home Rule was dead.
The SNP has Scottish home rule.
They are given home rule.
Home rule has been restored.
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The most recent home-rule message was passed this month.
Municipalities are classified either "general law" cities or "home rule".
"What you find is that the phrase 'home rule' in plain English means something a lot different than 'home rule' the legal phrase," Mr. Linzey said.
Rules versus Home Rule.
A Home Rule Party was formed in 1906.
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