Rule
| Noun | 1. |  rule - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"Synonyms: regulation |
| 2. |  rule - 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" | |
| 3. | rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action Synonyms: prescript | |
| 4. | rule - (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice Synonyms: linguistic rule | |
| 5. | rule - a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works" Synonyms: principle | |
| 6. | rule - 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" Synonyms: principle | |
| 7. | rule - the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth" | |
| 8. | rule - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" Synonyms: dominion | |
| 9. | rule - directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess" | |
| 10. | rule - any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic" | |
| 11. | rule - (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" Synonyms: formula | |
| 12. |  rule - 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 lengthsSynonyms: ruler | |
| Verb | 1. | rule - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" Synonyms: govern |
| 2. | rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed" Synonyms: decree | |
| 3. | rule - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" | |
| 4. | rule - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" Synonyms: find | |
| 5. | rule - have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac | |
| 6. | rule - mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins" | |
| 7. | rule - keep in check; "rule one's temper" |
RULE. This is a metaphorical expression borrowed from mechanics. The rule,
in its proper and natural sense, is an instrument by means of which may be
drawn from one point to another, the shortest possible line, which is called
a straight line.
2. The rule is a means of comparison in the arts to judge whether the
line be straight, as it serves in jurisprudence, to judge whether an action
be just or unjust, it is just or right, when it agrees with the rule, which
is the law. It is unjust and wrong, when it deviates from it. lt is the same
with our will or our intention.
RULE, TERM, English practice. A term rule is in the nature of a day rule, by which a prisoner is enabled by the terms of one rule, instead of a daily rule, to quit the prison or its rules for the purpose of transacting his business. lt is obtained in the same manner as a day rule. See Rules.
TO RULE. This has several meanings: 1. To determine or decide; as, the court rule the point in favor of the plaintiff. 2. To order by rule; as rule to plead.
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