English Dictionary

Hildebrand rules

名詞

複数形 複数形のみ

(law) The unofficial acceptance of the use of one's spouse's private documents in court during a divorce.

日本語の意味

（法）離婚裁判において、配偶者の私的文書を証拠として使用することが、非公式ながらも受け入れられる状況

During the contentious divorce proceedings, the judge reluctantly applied the Hildebrand rules, allowing private letters between the spouses to be admitted as evidence.

争いの絶えない離婚訴訟で、裁判官は渋々配偶者の私的文書の法廷での使用が暗黙に容認される慣行を適用し、夫婦間の私的な手紙を証拠として認めた。

意味（1）

(law) The unofficial acceptance of the use of one's spouse's private documents in court during a divorce.

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.