Definition of rule

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Rule (v. i.) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.

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Procrusteanize :: Procrusteanize (v. t.) To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.
Grammatical :: Grammatical (a.) Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar; as, a grammatical rule..
Careless :: Careless (a.) Without thought or purpose; without due care; without attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate; spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless expression..
Anomaly :: Anomaly (n.) Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.
Geometrically :: Geometrically (adv.) According to the rules or laws of geometry.
Entail :: Entail (n.) The rule by which the descent is fixed.
Soldanrie :: Soldanrie (n.) The country ruled by a soldan, or sultan..
Institution :: Institution (n.) That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute.
Standing :: Standing (a.) Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees..
Umpire :: Umpire (n.) A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed..
Move :: Move (v. t.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king..
Code :: Code (n.) A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest..
Rule-monger :: Rule-monger (n.) A stickler for rules; a slave of rule.
Ceremonious :: Ceremonious (a.) According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious.
Ulcer :: Ulcer (n.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues..
Shogun :: Shogun (n.) A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867.
Escapade :: Escapade (n.) Act by which one breaks loose from the rules of propriety or good sense; a freak; a prank.
Obliquity :: Obliquity (n.) Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude.
Exception :: Exception (n.) That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included; as, almost every general rule has its exceptions..
Dominate :: Dominate (v. t.) To predominate over; to rule; to govern.
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