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[close] Full Definition of RULE

1
a : a prescribed guide for conduct or action
b : the laws or regulations prescribed by the founder of a religious order for observance by its members
c : an accepted procedure, custom, or habit
d (1) : a usually written order or direction made by a court regulating court practice or the action of parties (2) : a legal precept or doctrine
e : a regulation or bylaw governing procedure or controlling conduct
2
a (1) : a usually valid generalization (2) : a generally prevailing quality, state, or mode
b : a standard of judgment : criterion
c : a regulating principle
d : a determinate method for performing a mathematical operation and obtaining a certain result
3
a : the exercise of authority or control : dominion
b : a period during which a specified ruler or government exercises control
4
a : a strip of material marked off in units used especially for measuring : ruler 3, tape measure