Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

fairly-debatable rule

1. Insurance. In some states, a test that requires an insurer to have a plausible basis for denying a claim to avoid badfaith liability. 2. Zoning. A doctrine that bars a court from interfering with a zoning decision that is supported by substantial evidence, although it is one on which reasonable minds can differ. o A court will not interfere with a decision supported by substantial evidence.