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 …

Rules definition: short for Australian Rules. See examples of RULES used in a sentence.

Before you start your own business you should be familiar with the government's rules and regulations. You must follow / obey / observe the rules. You must not break the rules. In …

To strain the facts to fit the rules of history: to say that the field of battle at Borodino remained in the hands of the Russians, or that after Moscow there were other battles that destroyed …

Definition of rule noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] a statement of what may, must or must not be done in a particular situation or when playing a game. She laid …

The rules are there for a reason. Everyone has to believe there are rules and that they apply to everyone. No one will play the game if the rules only apply to one team.

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.

Synonyms for RULES: regulations, laws, codes, instructions, values, guidelines, standards, regs; Antonyms of RULES: loses, loosens, liberates, expresses, takes out, unleashes, looses, airs

It's important to learn the rules of the road before taking your driving test. It's against the rules to eat during class. He violated the unwritten/unspoken rule that you must thank your host before …

an authoritative regulation or direction concerning method or procedure, as for a court of law, legislative body, game, or other human institution or activity: judges' rules, play according to …