Definition of rubric | Bee Dictionary of English

n an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
n an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
n directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
n a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
n a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
n category name
it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'
v adorn with ruby red color

There's a cover from a sixth edition of Margaret Sanger's Family Limitation and a display of Wonder Woman comic books under the rubric of lesbian pornography, which is .
Russian officials have called Kosovo's plan to declare independence unilaterally, outside the rubric of the UN, an affront to international law, arguing that nothing should be done .
Landis adds: "This is apparently an effort to gin up the Syrian opposition under the rubric of 'democracy promotion' and 'election monitoring,' but it's really just an attempt to .

Spying On Us, But Missing The Bombers?
Most Americans understand that in a hostile world, governments need to engage in some snooping to monitor and thwart our enemies. We know they need to crack codes and keep secrets. In exchange for handing the government that extraordinary power, we expect it to be exercised with prudence within a rubric of restraints on abuse.
June 14, 2013 - Hartford Courant

Robert Gates in NewsBlaze
In the Maghreb region of North Africa there has been merger of "several groups under the rubric of al Qaeda, and that's probably the newest area where it has emerged as a reasonably coherent organization," Gates told reporters at the Pentagon.
Flynt Leverett in Washington Post
The White House is using the rubric of protecting classified information, not to protect classified information, but to limit the dissemination of the views of someone who is very critical of their approach to Iran policy,Leverett said.
Richard Lindzen in Reason Online
Lindzen added, "Most science funded under the rubric of climate does not actually deal with climate, but rather with the alleged impact of arbitrarily assumed climate change."