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“rule”
1. A law, instruction, or regulation: There were many rules in school that the students had to follow, like not smoking on the school grounds.
2. A normal condition. As a rule, the Rawsons always eat a late breakfast on Sundays.
3. An advisory or notice informing people what they ought to do so that they can achieve succes of some kind: Dr. Good told Inge that, as a rule, she should drink plenty of water on hot days.
2. A normal condition. As a rule, the Rawsons always eat a late breakfast on Sundays.
3. An advisory or notice informing people what they ought to do so that they can achieve succes of some kind: Dr. Good told Inge that, as a rule, she should drink plenty of water on hot days.
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regi-, reg-, rec-, rex-
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rule (verb), rules; ruled; ruling
1. To make decisions; to reign over; to regulate: In the story, the good fairy ruled or governed the fairy land until her death.
2. To influence or to restrict someone's actions in a negative way: Ever since she was a child, a dread of being alone in the house ruled Sally's life and caused her parents much concern.
3. To state that something is true or must happen: The court ruled that the case was closed.
2. To influence or to restrict someone's actions in a negative way: Ever since she was a child, a dread of being alone in the house ruled Sally's life and caused her parents much concern.
3. To state that something is true or must happen: The court ruled that the case was closed.
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regi-, reg-, rec-, rex-
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“rule”
(Greek: govern, rule; ruler, chief [first in position])
(Latin: rule, pattern; normalis, "right angled, made according to a carpenter's or mason's square"; then, "conforming to common standards, usual")
(Greek: a suffix; to govern, to rule; government, strength, power, might, authority)
(Greek > Latin: to steer or to pilot a ship; to rule; a steersman)
(Latin: power, strength, ability, able; having authority over; rule over, command of)
(Latin: make right, adjust, remedy; make straight; to lead, put in a straight line; to rule)
(Latin: to direct, to rule, to lead straight, to keep straight; to guide, to govern)
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“rule”
electrostatic valence rule
1. A rule stating that in a stable state, valence (combining power) of negatively charged atoms equals the total strength of the bonds that they have formed with nearby positively charged ions.
2. A concept that in a stable ionic structure, the valence of each anion, with changed sign, equals the sum of the strengths of its electrostatic bonds to the adjacent cations or atoms or groups of atoms with one or more positive or negative electric charges.
2. A concept that in a stable ionic structure, the valence of each anion, with changed sign, equals the sum of the strengths of its electrostatic bonds to the adjacent cations or atoms or groups of atoms with one or more positive or negative electric charges.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
(page 86)
plumb level (s), plumb levels (pl); plumb rule (s), plumb rules (pl) (noun forms)
A level made up of a piece of hardwood or metal fitted with curved glass vials which are oriented horizontally and vertically in order to the frame.
The vials are filled with liquid, and an air bubble is left to aid in the determination of the horizontal plane and highest vertical point.
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plumb-, plumbo-, plumbi- +
(page 1)
A standard, doctrine, theory, or rule that is enforced uniformly without regard to individual differences by violently eliminating all other alternative viewpoints: "When Brock hired new employees for his company, he presented his procrustean rules or procrustean standards which he expected them to follow."
"Syria is just one example of a regime's procrustean tactics designed to completely eliminate any political dissent."
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croustico-, crousto-, crusto-, croust-, crust-; kroustico-, krousto-, kroust-, krust- +
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“rule”
best evidence rule
In the course of presenting evidence in court, this edict states that if factual information or tangible documents are offered as proof, the original information or documents are preferred; if such original information or documents are unavailable, then a reasonable facsimile is the next most preferred item; such as, a photocopy of an unavailable automobile title would be the best evidence, in the event that the original automobile title was destroyed or is missing.