8
prescription(noun, medicine, law, regulation, act)
8
commandment(noun, law, regulation, act, order)
7
bylaw(noun, regulation, order, charge, rule)
7
injunction(noun, law, regulation, act, order)
6
principle(noun, order, rule, decree, instruction)
5
appointment
5
bidding(noun, law, regulation, act, order)
5
ceremony(noun, service, ritual, rite)
5
direction(noun, medicine, law, regulation, order)
5
function(noun, ritual, rite)
5
institute(noun, law, order, charge, rule)
5
observance(noun, service, ritual, rite, ceremony)
5
proclamation(noun, act, order, charge, rule)
5
rite(noun, organization, service, establishment, tradition)
4
ceremonial(noun, service, ritual, rite, ceremony)
4
duty(noun, order, charge, rule, demand)
4
form(noun, service, ritual, rite, ceremony)
4
guideline(noun, law, regulation, order, rule)
4
institution(noun, legality)
4
instruction(noun, medicine, law, regulation, act)
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