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A legal doctrine that establishes a clear, easily applied standard or criterion intended to produce predictable outcomes, even if it sacrifices individualized consideration.
A prophylactic legal rule adopted to prevent recurring problems by creating an unequivocal test or cutoff rather than relying on case-by-case balancing.
Examples:
EN: In contrast, the advantages of a prophylactic bright-line rule are preserved
HI: एक चमकदार शाइन बनाए रखना
EN: Second, this bright-line rule is consistent with the Act's remedial scheme.
HI: वही ध्यान-रथ-धुरा सु-धारे नियम रहा यह बँधा हुआ ॥
EN: There's no bright-line rule that determines when Molineaux evidence is too remote.
ES: No hay ninguna regla brillante línea que determina cuando la evidencia Molineaux es demasiado remoto.