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General Rule Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PRECEPT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• rule of personal conduct

• a doctrine that is taught

98%9Exact Match!
noun

• 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)

32%9 As a general rule
adverb

• usually; as a rule

• without distinction of one from others

• without regard to specific details or exceptions

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New York Times09 Jul 2023 Down 78
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