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an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do: rules and regulations. a general / basic / fundamental rule. As a general rule, companies do not qualify for the generous tax breaks if they are listed on another exchange.
Synonyms for RULES: regulations, laws, codes, instructions, values, guidelines, standards, regs; Antonyms of RULES: loses, loosens, liberates, expresses, takes out, unleashes, looses, airs.
Rules are statements that say what a person is and isn’t allowed to do. As a verb, rules means to control something or is used in slang to mean something is great. When capitalized, Rules has two specific senses as a noun. Many things have rules, such as board games or a school.
Synonyms for RULE: regulation, law, code, constitution, principle, guideline, instruction, value; Antonyms of RULE: lose, loosen, liberate, loose, express, take out, vent, unleash.
Noun. law, rule, regulation, precept, statute, ordinance, canon mean a principle governing action or procedure. law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority. obey the law. rule applies to more restricted or specific situations.
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess. Synonyms: order, dictate, decree, regulation, law, guideline, bylaw, standard, precept. the code of regulations observed by a religious order or congregation: the Franciscan rule.
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A rule is a regulation or direction for doing some particular activity. If you have a "no shoes" rule at your house, it means everyone has to take them off at the door.
an official instruction about what you must or must not do: to break (= not obey) the rules. to obey / follow the rules. You can't smoke at school, it's against the rules (= not allowed). Fewer examples. There are exceptions to every rule. I found the rules a little too rigid.
Definition of rule noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
