Đồng nghĩa của rules

rules, ruled, ruling

Đồng nghĩa: administer, command, control, decree, dictate, direct, dominate, govern, guide, head, influence, instruct, lead, manage, mark off, measure, order, prevail, regulate, reign, supervise,

Trái nghĩa: exception,

regulations orders ruling laws canon directives ordinances commands decrees dictums directions edicts instructions precepts statutes acts commandments guidelines mandates prescriptions procedures pronouncements requirements stipulations bylaws criteria dictates guides imperatives injunctions proclamations documentation precedents principles rubric decorum etiquette proprieties regs by-laws rulebook no-nos court orders order rulings regulation law statute direction canons instruction dicta fiats behests demand ukases pronunciamentos imperative diktats charge act words resolution prescripts rescripts biddings code judgments judgements bills prescription declarations enactments writs dos procedure recommendations standards decision reg measures constitutions promulgation verdicts findings protocol decretals maxims say-sos warrants tenets determination ground rules assizes summonses sentences adjudications conventions announcements convention guidance covenants axioms bulls legislation manifestos notices calls results irades conclusions mitzvahs doctrine briefings requests subpoenas firmans statements motion formulae information code of practice outcomes standing orders rap yardsticks dogmas wills policy ratification enjoinments resolve ethics exhortation arbitration proposals parameters sanction decalogues authorization assertions institutes fundamentals holdings suggestion doom benchmarks touchstones ultimatums advice awards hests comments manual directory affirmation instruments ipse dixits customs amendment clauses commitment memos memorandums messages legal codes communication books Bibles charging say insistence wishes promptings desire solicitation actions sayings teaching mottos preceptions bywords broadcasts publication ordering exaction dictation obligations adjurations requisitions notification imposition devoirs interdictions briefing tips plan indication models norms exemplars patterns constraints limits specifications signals counsels marks markers clues rules of thumb keys gauges gages settlements evaluation arrangements agreement accords deliverance adjustment ends adjudgements adjudicatures diagnosis arbitraments assessments accommodation etiquettes propriety brocards dress codes garnishments reason equity generalization bases beliefs generalisation caveats credos truth practice divestitures foundations creeds exigencies ground cause postulates proposition due process retribution fines penalties recompense amends conviction compensation punition penances redresses damages condemnation forfeiture punishment justice reparation

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