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dictum(noun, saying, rule, statement, instruction)
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rule(noun, law, principle, instruction, order)
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maxim(noun, saying, law, principle, rule)
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axiom(noun, law, rule, principle, saying)
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canon(noun, law, rule, principle, order)
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rule of behaviour(noun, expression, law, rule)
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teaching(noun, rule, law, idea, belief)
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edict(law, noun, order, rule, instruction)
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regulation(law, noun, rule, order, act)
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mitzvah(noun, law, rule)
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doctrine(noun, principle, law, rule, opinion)
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