"It is this area of the law which sets forth the rules for the operation of human behavior in the wide range of optional possibilities, in the area of reshut, as distinguished from chova." (source)

"The basic Torah prohibitions on Shabbat carrying are to transport an object from a reshut hayachid (private domain) to a reshut harabim (public domain) and vice versa, and also to carry something six feet or more in a reshut harabim." (source)

"The authority granted by reshut can be categorized into different levels, with certain rabbis having more influence than others based on their scholarly achievements or communal standing." (source)