rule
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～ something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
rule
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～ a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
rule
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～ (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
rule
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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
rule of law
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～ a state of order in which events conform to the law
rule
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～ the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
rule
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～ a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
rule
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～ prescribed guide for conduct or action
rule of evidence
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～ (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved
rule
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～ dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
rule
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～ (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
rule of cy pres
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～ a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible
rule of morphology
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～ a linguistic rule for the formation of words
rule
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～ any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
rule of grammar
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～ a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances