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bylaw
a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
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rubric
an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
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order, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order
a body of rules followed by an assembly
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rule of evidence
(law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved
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Miranda rule
the rule that police (when interrogating you after an arrest) are obliged to warn you that anything you say may be used as evidence and to read you your constitutional rights (the right to a lawyer and the right to remain silent until advised by a lawyer)
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precept, principle
rule of personal conduct
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golden rule
any important rule
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GIGO
(computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out
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dictate
an authoritative rule
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ordinance, regulation
an authoritative rule
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canon
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy
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etiquette
rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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communications protocol, protocol
(computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
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game law
a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals
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interpellation
(parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
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best evidence rule
a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required
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estoppel
a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
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exclusionary rule
a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
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fruit of the poisonous tree
a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
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hearsay rule
a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness
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parol evidence rule
a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract
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res ipsa loquitur
a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
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standing order
a rule of order permanently in force
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higher law
a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
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moral principle
the principle that conduct should be moral
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hypothetical imperative
a principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal
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caveat emptor
a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality
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age limit
regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position
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assize
the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale
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speed limit
regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road
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protocol
forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
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FTP, file transfer protocol
protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
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HTTP, hypertext transfer protocol
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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MIDI, musical instrument digital interface
a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
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TCP, transmission control protocol
a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another
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TCP/IP, transmission control protocol/internet protocol
a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another
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punctilio
a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
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closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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point of order
a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
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res gestae
rule of evidence that covers words that are so closely associated with an occurrence that the words are considered part of the occurrence and as such their report does not violate the hearsay rule
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previous question
a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly