RULE


Meaning of RULE in English

I

n.

regulation

principle

1) to establish, lay down, make (the) ~s

2) to formulate a ~

3) to adopt a ~

4) to apply, enforce a ~

5) to obey, observe a ~

6) to break, violate a ~

7) to bend, stretch a ~

8) to rescind, revoke a ~

9) a firm, hard-and-fast, inflexible, strict ~

10) a general; ground ~; the Golden Rule

11) an exclusionary ( AE ); gag; parliamentary ~

12) ( ling. ) a deletion; rewrite; substitution ~

13) a ~ against

14) a ~ for

15) a ~ to + inf. (it's our ~ not to smoke at staff conferences)

16) a ~ that + clause (they established a ~ that everyone must share the expenses)

17) (to be) against, in violation of the ~s

18) ( misc. ) the golden ~; a ~ of thumb; as a ~ ('generally'); the ~ of law

government, reign

19) to establish; extend one's ~

20) to overthrow smb.'s ~

21) benevolent; despotic; foreign; home; majority; minority; mob; popular ~

22) ~ over

23) under smb.'s ~ (under foreign ~)

straightedge, ~r

24) a slide ~

II

v.

1) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ against (the judge ~d against the plaintiff)

2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ on (to ~ on a question)

3) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ over (to ~ over a country)

4) ( L ; subj. ) the court ~d that the witness be/should be disqualified

5) ( M ) the judge ~d her to be out of order

6) ( N ; used with an adjective) the judge ~d him incompetent to stand trial

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