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• n  a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
  it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast
• n  something regarded as a normative example
  violence is the rule not the exception
• n  prescribed guide for conduct or action
• n  (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
• n  a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
• n  the duration of a monarch's or government's power
  during the rule of Elizabeth
• n  dominance or power through legal authority
  the rule of Caesar
• n  directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
  he knew the rules of chess
• n  any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
  the rule of St. Dominic
• n  a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
  the right-hand rule for inductive fields
• n  (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
  he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs
• n  measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
• v  exercise authority over; as of nations
• v  decide with authority
• v  be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
• v  decide on and make a declaration about
• v  have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
• v  mark or draw with a ruler
  rule the margins
• v  keep in check
  rule one's temper

• In the end, the Bush decision not to pardon Libby came down to Bush's conviction that the rule of law must be respected.
• We urge the Rules and Bylaws Committee to adopt it.
• Moments after Barack Obama announced new ethics rules Wednesday, the Republican National Committee gleefully emailed reporters with some opposition research.

• regulation
• convention
• normal
• pattern
• formula
• prescript
• linguistic rule
• principle
• dominion
• ruler
• govern
• decree
• predominate
• dominate
• reign
• prevail
• find
• harness
• rein

News & Articles

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• Rule change to help some get health care
  A proposed rule would require qualified plans on the Health Insurance Marketplace to accept reloadable prepaid debit cards and other forms of payment such as paper checks, cashier's checks and money orders.
  June 15, 2013 - Ashland City Times
• Rule Would List All Chimps As Endangered, Even Lab Animals
  This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a new rule that would extend "endangered species" protections to chimpanzees held in captivity. Nearly half of all the chimps in the U.S. read more
  June 15, 2013 - Georgia Public Broadcasting
• Judge to rule next week on Heinz Field seats issue
  A judge says he'll rule sometime next week on whether the Pittsburgh Steelers or the city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority must pay to add 3,000 seats to the team's 11-year-old stadium, Heinz Field. ...
  June 14, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Elena Kagan in TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
  She wrote, "When you get on the bench [and] you put on the robe, your only master is the rule of law".
• Barack Obama in Politico
  Instead, Obama said he wanted a nominee to have an "independent mind, a record of excellence and integrity, a fierce dedication to the rule of law and a keen understanding of how the law affects the daily lives of the American people."
• Lawrence Summers in New York Daily News
  There's a lot that could happen over time,Summers said on CBS' "Face the Nation." "It's never a good idea to absolutely rule things, rule things out no matter what."