Jordan rule

noun

A rule regarding the length of a criminal court case, usually limited to eighteen or thirty months from filing charges to trial.

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Meanings

nounJordan rule (uncountable)
  1. Canadauncountablecrime; constitution; human rights; crime; constitution; human rightsgovernmentA rule regarding the length of a criminal court case, usually limited to eighteen or thirty months from filing charges to trial.

Origin

From the defendant, Barrett Richard Jordan, in the Canadian criminal court case, known as R v Jordan, whose resolution, the ruling decision, that established the rule.

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Jordan rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jordan%20rule

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“Jordan rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jordan%20rule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jordan rule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jordan%20rule.

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