A principle governing affairs within or among political units

• rule

  1. A minor regulation or law.
  2. A declaration, order, etc. made by a judge or court in deciding a specific question or point of law
  3. A statute or regulation governing the court process:

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  1. A minor regulation or law.
  2. A declaration, order, etc. made by a judge or court in deciding a specific question or point of law
  3. A statute or regulation governing the court process:

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• regulation

  1. The act of regulating or the state of being regulated.
  2. A governmental order having the force of law.
  3. A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.

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  1. The act of regulating or the state of being regulated.
  2. A governmental order having the force of law.
  3. A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.

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• prescription

  1. A written order, especially by a physician, for the preparation and administration of a medicine or other treatment.
  2. Something that is prescribed; a rule, law, or direction:
  3. The action of establishing a rule, law, or direction.

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  1. A written order, especially by a physician, for the preparation and administration of a medicine or other treatment.
  2. Something that is prescribed; a rule, law, or direction:
  3. The action of establishing a rule, law, or direction.

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• precept

  1. A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct.
  2. A rule of moral conduct; maxim
  3. A rule or direction, as in technical matters

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  1. A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct.
  2. A rule of moral conduct; maxim
  3. A rule or direction, as in technical matters

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• ordinance

  1. A direction or command of an authoritative nature
  2. A statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a city government.
  3. An established or prescribed practice or usage, esp. a religious rite

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  1. A direction or command of an authoritative nature
  2. A statute or regulation, especially one enacted by a city government.
  3. An established or prescribed practice or usage, esp. a religious rite

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• law

  1. A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
  2. A statute, ordinance, or other rule enacted by a legislature.
  3. Legal action or proceedings; litigation:

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  1. A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.
  2. A statute, ordinance, or other rule enacted by a legislature.
  3. Legal action or proceedings; litigation:

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• institute

  1. (Archaic) A principle or rudiment of a particular subject.
  2. An institution for advanced study, research, and instruction in a restricted field
  3. An established principle, law, custom, or usage

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  1. (Archaic) A principle or rudiment of a particular subject.
  2. An institution for advanced study, research, and instruction in a restricted field
  3. An established principle, law, custom, or usage

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• edict

  1. Any command or order
  2. An official public proclamation or order issued by authority; decree
  3. A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law.

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  1. Any command or order
  2. An official public proclamation or order issued by authority; decree
  3. A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law.

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• decree

  1. (Roman Catholic Church) A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecclesiastical authority.
  2. An administrative act applying or interpreting articles of canon law.
  3. An authoritative order having the force of law.

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  1. (Roman Catholic Church) A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecclesiastical authority.
  2. An administrative act applying or interpreting articles of canon law.
  3. An authoritative order having the force of law.

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A rule or standard

• code

  1. (Genetics) The genetic code.
  2. Any set of principles or rules of conduct
  3. A systematic collection of regulations or rules of procedure or conduct:

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  1. (Genetics) The genetic code.
  2. Any set of principles or rules of conduct
  3. A systematic collection of regulations or rules of procedure or conduct:

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• criterion

  1. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged; measure of value
  2. A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based.

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  1. A standard, rule, or test by which something can be judged; measure of value
  2. A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based.

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• principle

  1. A basic or essential quality or element determining intrinsic nature or characteristic behavior:
  2. A fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force, upon which others are based
  3. A rule or law concerning the functioning of natural phenomena or mechanical processes:

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  1. A basic or essential quality or element determining intrinsic nature or characteristic behavior:
  2. A fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force, upon which others are based
  3. A rule or law concerning the functioning of natural phenomena or mechanical processes:

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• rule

  1. A declaration, order, etc. made by a judge or court in deciding a specific question or point of law
  2. A legal principle or maxim
  3. A statute or regulation governing the court process:

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  1. A declaration, order, etc. made by a judge or court in deciding a specific question or point of law
  2. A legal principle or maxim
  3. A statute or regulation governing the court process:

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Accepted works

• recognized works

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• complete works

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• oeuvre

  1. The group consisting of all the works, usually of a lifetime, of a particular writer, artist, or composer
  2. A work of art.
  3. The sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer.

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  1. The group consisting of all the works, usually of a lifetime, of a particular writer, artist, or composer
  2. A work of art.
  3. The sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer.

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• literary canon

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