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n.
regulation
principle
1) to establish, lay down, make (the) rules
2) to formulate a rule
3) to adopt a rule
4) to apply, enforce a rule
5) to obey, observe a rule
6) to break, violate a rule
7) to bend, stretch a rule
8) to rescind, revoke a rule
9) a firm, hard-and-fast, inflexible, strict rule
10) a general; ground rule; the Golden Rule
11) an exclusionary (AE); gag; parliamentary rule
12) (ling.) a deletion; rewrite; substitution rule
13) a rule against
14) a rule for
15) a rule to + inf. (it's our rule not to smoke at staff conferences)
16) a rule that + clause (they established a rule that everyone must share the expenses)
17) (to be) against, in violation of the rules
18) (misc.) the golden rule; a rule of thumb; as a rule ('generally'); the rule of law
government, reign
19) to establish; extend one's rule
20) to overthrow smb.'s rule
21) benevolent; despotic; foreign; home; majority; minority; mob; popular rule
22) rule over
23) under smb.'s rule (under foreign rule)
straightedge, ruler
24) a slide rule
II
v.
1) (d; intr.) to rule against (the judge ruled against the plaintiff)
2) (D; intr.) to rule on (to rule on a question)
3) (D; intr.) to rule over (to rule over a country)
4) (L; subj.) the court ruled that the witness be/should be disqualified
5) (M) the judge ruled her to be out of order
6) (N; used with an adjective) the judge ruled him incompetent to stand trial