Week #19: Rule is open!
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sga_saturdaya reminder we all so do, peeps!
rule
some noun defs:
1. a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
2. the code of regulations observed by a religious order or congregation: the Franciscan rule.
3. the customary or normal circumstance, occurrence, manner, practice, quality, etc.: the rule rather than the exception.
4. control, government, or dominion: under the rule of a dictator.
5. tenure or conduct of reign or office: during the rule of George III.
some verb defs:
to control or direct; exercise dominating power, authority, or influence over; govern: to rule the empire with severity.
6. to decide or declare judicially or authoritatively; decree: The judge ruled that he should be exiled.
7. to mark with lines, especially parallel straight lines, with the aid of a ruler or the like: to rule paper.
8. to mark out or form (a line) by this method: to rule lines on paper.
9. to be superior or preeminent in (a specific field or group); dominate by superiority; hold sway over: For centuries, England ruled the seas.
10. to make a formal decision or ruling, as on a point at law.
verb phrase, rule out
11. to prove to be unrelated or not for consideration; eliminate; exclude: to rule out the possibility of error.
rule
some noun defs:
1. a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
2. the code of regulations observed by a religious order or congregation: the Franciscan rule.
3. the customary or normal circumstance, occurrence, manner, practice, quality, etc.: the rule rather than the exception.
4. control, government, or dominion: under the rule of a dictator.
5. tenure or conduct of reign or office: during the rule of George III.
some verb defs:
to control or direct; exercise dominating power, authority, or influence over; govern: to rule the empire with severity.
6. to decide or declare judicially or authoritatively; decree: The judge ruled that he should be exiled.
7. to mark with lines, especially parallel straight lines, with the aid of a ruler or the like: to rule paper.
8. to mark out or form (a line) by this method: to rule lines on paper.
9. to be superior or preeminent in (a specific field or group); dominate by superiority; hold sway over: For centuries, England ruled the seas.
10. to make a formal decision or ruling, as on a point at law.
verb phrase, rule out
11. to prove to be unrelated or not for consideration; eliminate; exclude: to rule out the possibility of error.
