rule's
Belonging to law
Rule's is the possessive form of rule.
A rule is a guideline or regulation governing conduct or procedure: The rule's enforcement was inconsistent.
It can also mean dominance or control: The rule's end came with the revolution.
In measuring, a rule is a straight strip marked with units: The rule's markings had worn away.
Binding principle or regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
mandate · directive · edict · policy · guideline · jurisdiction · authority · sovereignty
Accepted behavioral standard
- criterionStandard for judgment
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
convention · requirement · specification · benchmark · measure · code · canon · precept
Breaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- foulOffensive or illegal
- refereeSports rule enforcer
umpire · fair · illegal · legal · boundary · scoring · timeout · offside
Line-drawing tool
- markingIndicating with symbols
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
inch · centimeter · edge · precision · drafting · architect · carpenter · measuring
law
Binding principle or regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
statute · mandate · directive · edict · policy · guideline · jurisdiction · authority · sovereignty · dominion
norm
Accepted behavioral standard
- criterionStandard for judgment
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
protocol · convention · requirement · specification · benchmark · measure · code · canon · precept · tenet
violation
Breaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- foulOffensive or illegal
referee · umpire · fair · illegal · legal · boundary · scoring · timeout · offside · handball
straightedge
Line-drawing tool
- markingIndicating with symbols
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
graduation · inch · centimeter · edge · precision · drafting · architect · carpenter · measuring · parallel
- rule outEliminate as option
- rule of thumbPractical approximation, not strict
- ground rulesFundamental operating procedures
- ruled outDismissed as impossible
- rule of the roadStandard governing vehicle movement
- house rulesEstablishment's own regulations
rule, ruler, rules, ruled, rulers, overrule, rulebook, misrule, overrules