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rule definition - legal

n

An established or prescribed standard for action; an authoritative principal; the general norm for conduct in a specific kind of situation; a principle, standard, or regulation that governs the internal workings of a court or an agency.
rule definition - legal

v

  1. To exercise control; for example, DianeÂ’s parents rule with an iron fist.
  2. Deciding a legal point or question; for example, the judge ruled the question was admissible.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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