rule
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
A principle, condition, or regulation that customarily governs behavior or procedure within a particular area of activity.
Framework senses
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- A principle, condition, or regulation that customarily governs behavior or procedure within a particular area of activity.
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- measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
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- something regarded as a normative example
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- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
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- a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
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- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
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- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
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- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
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- prescribed guide for conduct or action
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- directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
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- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
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- dominance or power through legal authority
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- the duration of a monarch's or government's power