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rule(noun, law, regulation, action, plan)
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guide(noun, law, regulation, order, measure)
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criterion(noun, law, regulation, order, limit)
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principle(noun, rule, belief, truth, teaching)
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regulation(noun, law, order, rule, test)
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code(noun, action, plan, rule, belief)
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law(noun, regulation, order, rule, test)
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road map(noun, expression, idiom)
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rule of thumb(noun, expression, idiom)
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standard(noun, law, regulation, order, measure)
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canon(noun, law, regulation, order, rule)
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direction(noun, law, regulation, order, rule)
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directive(noun, law, regulation, rule, decree)
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guidepost
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order(noun, law, regulation, action, plan)
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ordinance(noun, law, regulation, order, rule)
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guidelines
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example
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