GROUND RULE Synonyms

• a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

• a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

• (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions

• a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification

• attach a code to

• convert ordinary language into code

• a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity

• showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

• a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

• a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

• a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action

• a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

• the collection of rules imposed by authority

• legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity

• a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society

• a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

• the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

• the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system

• the force of policemen and officers

• a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

• English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

• a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

• a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government

• written contract or certificate of insurance

• rule of personal conduct

• a doctrine that is taught

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• a rule or standard especially of good behavior

• a basic truth or law or assumption

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• rule of personal conduct

• (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

• an authoritative command

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• the state of being controlled or governed

• (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered

• the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

• the act of controlling or directing according to rule

• prescribed by or according to regulation

• required activity

• anything indispensable

• something that is required in advance

• conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

• established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence

• conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

• a board measure = 1980 board feet

• the value behind the money in a monetary system

• an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)

• any distinctive flag

• commonly used or supplied

• regularly and widely used or sold

• (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record

• an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

• a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement

• a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof