As we saw, there wouldn't need to be some arbitrary rule, specifying (for example), "You get two rights of appeal in a civil case, and four rights in a criminal."

正如我们所见，不需要什么独断性的规则，特别指明(比如)“你在民事案件里有两个申诉机会，在刑事案件里有四次机会。”

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And this rule protects against arbitrary changes in design or requirements, the back fit rule.

这个规定避免了在设计中的任意改变，或者在设备中的改变，背面适合这个规定。

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This rule may seem arbitrary, but it is one of the rules of formal letter writing that is widely known in the UK; therefore I recommend you stick to it.

这个规定似乎太武断了，但就是英国众所周知的正式邮件写法之一，所以我推荐你最好按照这个原则写。

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But so long as there is a non-arbitrary rule of law, then it's permissible.

但只要有一部非专制的法律，那这就是允许的。

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What does count as a violation is an arbitrary taking because that would essentially say, not only to Bill Gates, but to everyone, there is no rule of law.

只有肆意掠夺才算侵犯自然权利,因为从本质上说，那不仅侵犯了比尔·盖茨，还侵犯了其他人，那样就毫无法治可言。

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Here and there, the usual arbitrary rule is giving way to more enlightened attitudes.

ECONOMIST: Japan

"But the effect of arbitrary rule changes has been to discourage and undermine the morale of some head teachers, " he said.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Education | Long road out of special measures

Why make fans stay up until two or three in the morning and restrict the number of debut-night showings, studio executives reasoned, based on an arbitrary rule?

WSJ: Hollywood Stretches Out Movie 'Openings'