| dictum(noun, saying, rule, statement, instruction) |
| law(noun, principle, rule, standard, order) |
| principle(noun, rule, standard, maxim) |
| rule(noun, principle, instruction, order) |
| maxim(noun, saying, principle, rule) |
| axiom(noun, rule, principle, saying) |
| canon(noun, rule, principle, order) |
| rule of behaviour(noun, expression, rule) |
| decree(noun, order, rule, command) |
| commandment(noun, rule, order, act) |
| instruction(noun, rule, order, act) |
| mandate(noun, order, rule, command) |
| ordinance(noun, rule, instruction, order) |
| behest(noun, rule) |
| rule for action(noun, expression, rule) |
| teaching(noun, rule, idea, belief) |
| edict(noun, order, rule, instruction) |
| regulation(noun, rule, order, act) |
| mitzvah(noun, rule) |
| doctrine(noun, principle, rule, opinion) |