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Rule and ruling usually refers to standards for activities.

They may refer to:

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1 Human activity 2 Science 3 Law and government 4 Books 5 Entertainment 6 Surname 7 Other uses 8 See also

Human activity[edit]

Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business School rule, rules part of school discipline Sport rule, rule that defines how a sport is played Game rule, rule that defines how a game is played Moral, a rule or element of a moral code for guiding choices in human behavior Monasticism, or Monastic Rule, the document giving the way of life to be led by the members of the varying Religious Orders in the Catholic Church and other Christian groups which follow a monastic way of life Norm (philosophy), a kind of sentence or a reason to act, feel or believe Rule of thumb, a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation Unspoken rule, an assumed rule of human behavior that is not voiced or written down

Science[edit]

Norm (sociology), a term in sociology describing explicit or implicit rules used within society or by a group (i.e. social norms) Rule of inference or transformation rule, a term in logic for a function which takes premises and returns a conclusion "Rule X" elementary cellular automaton, where X is a number between 0-255 characterizing a specific model (e.g. Rule 110) Ruler, or "rule"; a distance measuring device

Law and government[edit]


Law, which may informally be called a "rule" Government

Rule of law, government that consists of rule not by one person but by laws, as in a democratic republic; no one person can rule and even top government officials are under and ruled by the law. In addition to this, in such a government, laws cannot be enacted which would undermine the rule of law via the setup of separate frameworks of rules for separate subsets of the population. Ruler, a monarch, the person who rules a country Procedural law, a ruleset governing the application of laws to cases 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 Rulers.org, a website containing lists of heads of state and government

Books[edit]

The Rules, bestselling self-help book Rules, 2007 Newbery Honor book by Cynthia Lord

Entertainment[edit]

Ja Rule, a hip hop artist o R.U.L.E., a 2005 greatest hits album by Ja Rule Rule (song), a song by rapper Nas "Rule/Sparkle", a song by Ayumi Hamasaki Rules (album), an album by the band The Whitest Boy Alive "Rules" (song), a KMFDM song "Rules", a Shakira song included on her album Laundry Service Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, a 2003 Bollywood film

Surname[edit]

Albert Leroy Rule, World War I documentary film producer & director Ann Rule (b. 1935), American true crime writer. Bert L. Rule (18911878), Tin Pan Alley composer & arranger Bob Rule (b. 1944), American basketball player Christopher Rule (1895-1983), American comic book artist Elton Rule (19161990), American television executive Gilbert Rule (c.1629-1701), Principal of Edinburgh University Glenn Rule (b. 1989, Birkenhead ), English soccer player Ja Rule (b. 1976), American rapper, singer and actor Jack Rule, Jr. (b. 1938), American professional golfer Jane Rule (19312007), Canadian writer Janice Rule (19312003), American actress

Margaret Rule (b. 1928), English underwater archaeologist Stan Rule (b. 1924), Australian rules footballer Stephen Rule (b. 1952), English Rugby Union and Rugby League player and coach Wendy Rule, Australian musical artist William Rule (American editor) (18391928), American newspaper editor and politician

Other uses[edit]

Rule (horse), American racehorse Rule, Texas, a town in Texas, United States Rules (restaurant), London's oldest restaurant Royal University of Law and Economics, Cambodia

See also[edit]

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