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rule(noun, concept, law, regulation, act)
18
law(noun, regulation, act, order, right)
9
convention(noun, form, nature, law, action)
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policy(noun, plan, rule, system, procedure)
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decree(noun, law, regulation, act, order)
5
ethic(noun, character, idea, belief, conduct)
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rules(noun, form, system, courtesy, custom)
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etiquette(noun, form, nature, law, action)
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form(noun, nature, action, act, style)
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standard(noun, guideline)
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credo(noun, law, philosophy, plan, right)
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discipline(noun, law, rule, system)
3
axiom(noun, rule, instruction, policy)
3
ethos(noun, philosophy, character, idea, belief)
3
instruction(noun, rule, standard, decree, instruction)
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principles(philosophy, character, idea, belief, moral)
3
standards(belief, tenet, morals)
3
tradition(rule, policy)
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formality(form, rule, courtesy, etiquette)
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practice(noun, nature, action, act, style)
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