rule of convenience

rule of convenience
rule of con·ve·nience: a common-law rule providing that in the interest of convenience and fairness a class (as of descendants) which is to receive a gift need not be closed until the distribution of the principal occurs

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  • convenience — Whatever conduces to freedom from difficulty, from trouble, or from annoyance; whatever promotes one s ease or advantage or is fit for one s use or suitable for one s wants. Boston Safe Deposit & T. Co. v Stebbins, 309 Mass 282 34 NE2d 616, 148… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • convenience of employer rule — The rule that excludes the value of meals and lodging furnished an employee in calculating the gross income of the latter. Anno: 84 ALR2d 1217, 1219 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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