Hypernyms for "rule"

algorithm algorithmic program algorithmic rule bylaw canon carpenter''s rule code of behavior code of conduct communications protocol cy pres cy pres doctrine dictate etiquette feng shui foot rule Gestalt law of organization Gestalt principle of organization GIGO golden rule grammatical rule Gresham''s Law ground rule guideline guidepost heuristic heuristic program heuristic rule Huygens'' principle of superposition law of parsimony Le Chatelier principle Le Chatelier-Braun principle Le Chatelier''s law Le Chatelier''s principle limitation linguistic universal localisation localisation of function localisation principle localization localization of function localization principle mass action mass-action principle mass-energy equivalence metarule meterstick metrestick Miranda rule misgovern mores morphological rule Naegele''s rule Occam''s Razor Ockham''s Razor order ordinance outbalance outweigh overarch overbalance override overrule overthrow overturn paramountcy parliamentary law parliamentary procedure pillar precept preponderate principle principle of equivalence principle of liquid displacement principle of parsimony principle of superposition protocol raj recursion regency regulation reign restriction reverse rubric rule in rule of cy pres rule of evidence rule of grammar rule of morphology rule of thumb rule out rules of order sovereignty superposition superposition principle suzerainty throne universal working principle working rule yang yard measure yardstick yin