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| * ], a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation | * ], a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation | ||
| * ], a rule or element of a moral code for guiding choices in human behavior | * ], a rule or element of a moral code for guiding choices in human behavior | ||
| * ], an assumed rule of human behavior that is not voiced or written down | |||
| * ], a kind of sentence or a reason to act, feel or believe | * ], a kind of sentence or a reason to act, feel or believe | ||
| * ], rules that define how a game is played | * ], rules that define how a game is played | ||
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- For rules used in Misplaced Pages, see Misplaced Pages:Policies and guidelines.
Rule, ruler, ruling usually refers to standards for activities. They may refer to:
Human activity
- Rule of thumb, a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation
- Moral, a rule or element of a moral code for guiding choices in human behavior
- Unspoken rule, an assumed rule of human behavior that is not voiced or written down
- Norm (philosophy), a kind of sentence or a reason to act, feel or believe
- Game rules, rules that define how a game is played
- Regulation of sport, rules for a sport
- Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to an organization
Science
- Ruler, or "rule"; a distance measuring device
- Norm (sociology), a term in sociology describing explicit or implicit rules used within society or by a group (i.e. social norms)
- "Rule X" elementary cellular automaton, where X is a number between 0-255 characterizing a specific model (e.g. Rule 110)
Law and government
- Ruler, see monarch, the person who rules a country
- Procedural law, a ruleset governing the application of laws to cases
- A law, which may informally be called a "rule"
- A court order, a decision by a court
- Military rule, governance by a military body
- Monastic rule, a collection of precepts that guides the life of monks or nuns in a religious order
- In rulemaking by the federal government of the United States: a regulation mandated by Congress, but written or expanded upon by the Executive Branch
- Proposed Rule, a proposed rule is published for public consideration
- Final Rule, the final regulation after modifications and incorporation of comments
Books
- The Rules, a bestselling self-help book
Entertainment
- Ja Rule, a hip hop artist
- R.U.L.E., a 2005 greatest hits album by Ja Rule
- Rule (song), a song by rapper Nas
- Rules (album), an album by the band The Whitest Boy Alive
- Rules (song), a KMFDM song
- Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, a 2003 Bollywood film
- Rule/Sparkle, a song by Ayumi Hamasaki
- The Rule, an American pop/R&B band
- The Rule (album), self-titled album by The Rule
Other uses
- Rule, Texas, a town in Texas, United States
- Rule (horse), American racehorse
- Rules (restaurant), London's oldest restaurant
- Rulering (punishment), a form of a corporal punishment
See Also
- All Misplaced Pages pages beginning with Rule of
- All Misplaced Pages pages beginning with Rules of
- All Misplaced Pages pages beginning with Rules for
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rule.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Category: