33 Definitions

Some helpful comments were received on the Annex of definitions. As a result, some definitions which had been inserted primarily as drafting aids rather than to elucidate the meaning of a term or concept have been deleted. This has sometimes meant using a few more words than before in some Articles. A few definitions have been changed in the interests of greater clarity or precision. A few terms which were defined only in the Annex in the Interim Outline Edition have now, because of their importance, been moved to the text of the model rules. The list of definitions still contains definitions taken from, or derived from, the model rules as well as some definitions which, because of their generality, do not have a natural home in any one model rule. This makes for a mixed list but the purpose is simply the convenience of the reader. Where a definition is taken or derived from an Article in the model rules a cross-reference to that Article has been added. Again this responds to a useful suggestion made by commentators.