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adj
- according to custom or rule or natural law
- (law) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
- Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.
- conformable to or allowed by law
- having a legally established claim
- authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
- (roleplaying games) Of a character: having an alignment which makes them tend to follow the laws and conventions of society.
noun
adj
noun
- An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
- A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
- a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)
prefix
noun
- conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
- The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
- the act of observing; taking a patient look
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- a formal event performed on a special occasion
- Observation or the act of watching.
- Reverence; homage.
- That which is to be observed.
- (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
- The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
adj
- according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules
- of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
- characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences
- of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
- resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
- (of a person) Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
- Specifically related to a particular discipline.
- (by extension) difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
- Of or related to technology.
- In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
- (securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
- Relating to, or requiring, technique.
- Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
noun
- (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play
- a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
- Ellipsis of technical examination.
- (basketball) Ellipsis of technical foul.
- (video games) A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
- A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
- (informal, countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.
- Ellipsis of technical school.
- Ellipsis of technical course.
adj
- (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
- (military, of a rank or appointment) Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- Depending on itself; independent.
- Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
- (by extension) Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
- being on topic and prompting thought
- defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
- of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something
noun
verb
noun
- Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
- the collection of rules imposed by authority
- A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
- The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
- Litigation; legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
- Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
- (now uncommon) An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
- The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
- Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.
- A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)
- (aviation) A mode of operation of the flight controls of a fly-by-wire aircraft.
- Common law, as contrasted with equity.
- (usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
- (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
- (informal) A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
- (linguistics) A sound law; a regular change in the pronunciation of a language.
- (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
- (law, chiefly historical) An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
- A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
- (fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
- the force of policemen and officers
- the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
verb
adj
- In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
- Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.
- Authentic, real, genuine.
- Relating to hereditary rights.
- (of a child) Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
- Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
- (of a sexual partner) Legally married.
- in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
- of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
- authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
- based on known statements or events or conditions
noun
verb
adj
- (law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
- relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
- (grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
noun
verb
noun
- A set of rules defining behaviour.
- (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
- A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
- A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- The overall form or organization of something.
- (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
- The underlying shape of a solid.
- (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
- the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
- a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
verb
noun
- An established rule or custom; a guideline.
- an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- A flourish after a signature.
- (Christianity) The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
- Red ochre.
- A statement of intent.
- (education) A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
- A title of a category or a class.
- (education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
- A heading in a book highlighted in red.
- category name
- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
adj
verb
noun
- A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community.
- (algebra) An element of the image of some (generalized) norm, the element then said to be from the norm in question, or from the structure which gave rise to the norm.
- (mathematics) Any of several generalizations of the above: a field norm, ideal norm, etc.
- if v ne 0 then ‖v‖ ne 0;
- That which is normal or typical.
- given a scalar k, ‖kv‖=|k|·‖v‖, where |k| is the absolute value of k;
- given two vectors v,w, ‖v+w‖<‖v‖+‖w‖ (the triangle inequality).
- (philosophy, computer science) A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.
- (chess) A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.
- a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution
verb
noun
- (law) A legitimate implication an existing law.
- The act of going; egress.
- (physics) A calculated version of the wave field that emanated from a specified location at a specified time.
- (paleobiology) The location of a feature on an ammonite fossil outward from the line of the shell's spiral.
- (sociology, systems theory) A centralized or top-down organization.
- the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
noun
- (law) The maxim whereby governmental decisions are made by applying known legal principles.
- (law, often capitalized) The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rule, law.
- a state of order in which events conform to the law
noun
- (law) An answer to any action.
- (usually in the plural) Underwear briefs.
- (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- (usually in the plural) Swimming briefs.
- (English law, slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
- (by extension, figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
- (UK, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- A short news story or report.
- (slang) A ticket of any type.
- (Roman Catholicism) A short papal letter.
- (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
- (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- (law) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
- a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- a condensed written summary or abstract
adj
verb
noun
- an established custom
- the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
- attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
- excessive use of drugs
- (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
- a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
- An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
- A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.
- An action performed on a regular basis.
- (botany, mineralogy) Form of growth or general appearance and structure of a plant or crystal.
- An addiction.
- A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
verb
adj
- following accepted customs and proprieties
- unimaginative and conformist
- rigidly formal or bound by convention
- conforming with accepted standards
- represented in simplified or symbolic form
- (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
- in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
- Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
- Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
- (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
- (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.
- (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
- Ordinary, commonplace.
noun
noun
- a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
- a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
- a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
- A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
- A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
verb
noun
- A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
- (UK) A tax rate set by such an order; the tax thus collected.
- (UK) An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
- (law) A written command, especially a demand for payment.
- rule of personal conduct
- a doctrine that is taught
verb
adj
noun
noun
- (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
- (law) Legal system mainly in England and its former colonies with a heavy emphasis on judge-made law, doctrines deduced by casuistry rather than from general principles, and law distributed among judicial decisions rather than codified statutes (as opposed to civil law).
- (law, historical) Body of law and procedure administered in certain courts (known as law courts) in England and its former colonies characterized by a rigid system of writs, with a limited set of remedies (as opposed to equity or admiralty).
- (law) Law developed by judges, courts, and agency adjudicatory tribunals, through their decisions and opinions (also called case law) (as opposed to statutes promulgated by legislatures, and regulations promulgated by the executive branch).
- (law, Scots law, Roman-Dutch law) Law of general application throughout a country, province, or state as opposed to law having only a special or local application
noun
- (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
- an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
- a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
- (law) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
- An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
- The previous version.
- An established habit or custom.
adj
verb
adj
noun
adj
- Having its basis in the law.
- established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.
- Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language.
- (informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.
- (Philippines) Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 13 inches (216 × 330 mm).
- Permitting the use and/or sale of cannabis; in which cannabis is lawful.
- Relating to the law or to lawyers.
- (Canada, US) Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 14 inches (216 × 356 mm).
- of or relating to jurisprudence
- allowed by official rules
- having legal efficacy or force
- relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
noun
- (uncountable, informal) The legal department of a company or organization.
- (countable) A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
- (countable, informal, US) One who immigrated lawfully.
- (uncountable, Canada, US) A paper sheet or document measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 14 inches (216 × 356 mm).
noun
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- An enforced compliance or control.
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a branch of knowledge
verb
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
adj
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- lacking continuity or regularity
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
noun
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
noun
- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- (law, philosophy) A theory describing or positing such principles.
- (law, philosophy) The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by reason alone; one of these principles.
- A law relating to natural phenomena.
noun
- conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
- The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
- the act of observing; taking a patient look
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- a formal event performed on a special occasion
- Observation or the act of watching.
- Reverence; homage.
- That which is to be observed.
- (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
- The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
noun
- Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)
- the collection of rules imposed by authority
- A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- The body of such rules that pertain to a particular topic.
- The control and order brought about by the observance of such rules.
- Litigation; legal action (as a means of maintaining or restoring order, redressing wrongs, etc).
- Jurisprudence, the field of knowledge which encompasses these rules.
- (now uncommon) An allowance of distance or time (a head start) given to a weaker (human or animal) competitor in a race, to make the race more fair.
- The profession that deals with such rules (as lawyers, judges, police officers, etc).
- Any statement of the relation of acts and conditions to their consequences.
- A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)
- (aviation) A mode of operation of the flight controls of a fly-by-wire aircraft.
- Common law, as contrasted with equity.
- (usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
- (mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.
- (informal) A person or group that act(s) with authority to uphold such rules and order (for example, one or more police officers).
- (linguistics) A sound law; a regular change in the pronunciation of a language.
- (cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.
- (law, chiefly historical) An oath sworn before a court, especially disclaiming a debt. (Chiefly in the phrases "wager of law", "wage one's law", "perform one's law", "lose one's law".)
- A rule or principle regarding the construction of language or art.
- (fantasy) One of two metaphysical forces ruling the world in some fantasy settings, also called order, and opposed to chaos.
- the force of policemen and officers
- the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
verb
noun
- A set of rules defining behaviour.
- (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
- A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
- A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- The overall form or organization of something.
- (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
- The underlying shape of a solid.
- (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
- the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
- a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
verb
noun
- An established rule or custom; a guideline.
- an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- A flourish after a signature.
- (Christianity) The directions for a religious service, formerly printed in red letters.
- Red ochre.
- A statement of intent.
- (education) A set of explanatory notes or rules at the beginning of an exam paper, usually typographically distinct from the rest of the paper.
- A title of a category or a class.
- (education) A set of scoring criteria for evaluating student work and for giving feedback.
- A heading in a book highlighted in red.
- category name
- an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
adj
verb
noun
- A rule that is imposed by regulations and/or socially enforced by members of a community.
- (algebra) An element of the image of some (generalized) norm, the element then said to be from the norm in question, or from the structure which gave rise to the norm.
- (mathematics) Any of several generalizations of the above: a field norm, ideal norm, etc.
- if v ne 0 then ‖v‖ ne 0;
- That which is normal or typical.
- given a scalar k, ‖kv‖=|k|·‖v‖, where |k| is the absolute value of k;
- given two vectors v,w, ‖v+w‖<‖v‖+‖w‖ (the triangle inequality).
- (philosophy, computer science) A sentence with non-descriptive meaning, such as a command, permission, or prohibition.
- (chess) A high level of performance in a chess tournament, several of which are required for a player to receive a title.
- a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
- a statistic describing the location of a distribution
verb
noun
- (law) A legitimate implication an existing law.
- The act of going; egress.
- (physics) A calculated version of the wave field that emanated from a specified location at a specified time.
- (paleobiology) The location of a feature on an ammonite fossil outward from the line of the shell's spiral.
- (sociology, systems theory) A centralized or top-down organization.
- the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
noun
- (law) The maxim whereby governmental decisions are made by applying known legal principles.
- (law, often capitalized) The doctrine that no individual is above the law and that everyone must answer to it.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rule, law.
- a state of order in which events conform to the law
noun
- (law) An answer to any action.
- (usually in the plural) Underwear briefs.
- (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- (usually in the plural) Swimming briefs.
- (English law, slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
- (by extension, figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
- (UK, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- A short news story or report.
- (slang) A ticket of any type.
- (Roman Catholicism) A short papal letter.
- (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
- (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- (law) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
- a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- a condensed written summary or abstract
adj
verb
noun
- an established custom
- the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
- attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
- excessive use of drugs
- (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
- a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
- An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
- A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.
- An action performed on a regular basis.
- (botany, mineralogy) Form of growth or general appearance and structure of a plant or crystal.
- An addiction.
- A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
verb
noun
- a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
- a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
- a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
- A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
- A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
verb
noun
- A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
- (UK) A tax rate set by such an order; the tax thus collected.
- (UK) An order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf.
- (law) A written command, especially a demand for payment.
- rule of personal conduct
- a doctrine that is taught
verb
noun
- (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
- (law) Legal system mainly in England and its former colonies with a heavy emphasis on judge-made law, doctrines deduced by casuistry rather than from general principles, and law distributed among judicial decisions rather than codified statutes (as opposed to civil law).
- (law, historical) Body of law and procedure administered in certain courts (known as law courts) in England and its former colonies characterized by a rigid system of writs, with a limited set of remedies (as opposed to equity or admiralty).
- (law) Law developed by judges, courts, and agency adjudicatory tribunals, through their decisions and opinions (also called case law) (as opposed to statutes promulgated by legislatures, and regulations promulgated by the executive branch).
- (law, Scots law, Roman-Dutch law) Law of general application throughout a country, province, or state as opposed to law having only a special or local application
noun
- (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
- a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
- an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
- a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
- (law) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
- An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
- The previous version.
- An established habit or custom.
adj
verb
noun
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- An enforced compliance or control.
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a branch of knowledge
verb
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
noun
- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- (law, philosophy) A theory describing or positing such principles.
- (law, philosophy) The set of universal legal or moral principles said to be discernible from nature by reason alone; one of these principles.
- A law relating to natural phenomena.
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- according to custom or rule or natural law
- (law) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
- Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.
- conformable to or allowed by law
- having a legally established claim
- authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
- (roleplaying games) Of a character: having an alignment which makes them tend to follow the laws and conventions of society.
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- An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
- A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
- a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)
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- according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules
- of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
- characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences
- of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
- resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
- (of a person) Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
- Specifically related to a particular discipline.
- (by extension) difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
- Of or related to technology.
- In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
- (securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
- Relating to, or requiring, technique.
- Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
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- (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play
- a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
- Ellipsis of technical examination.
- (basketball) Ellipsis of technical foul.
- (video games) A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
- A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
- (informal, countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.
- Ellipsis of technical school.
- Ellipsis of technical course.
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- (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
- (military, of a rank or appointment) Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment.
- Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
- Depending on itself; independent.
- Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
- (by extension) Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
- being on topic and prompting thought
- defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
- of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something
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- In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
- Belonging or relating to the legitimate theater.
- Authentic, real, genuine.
- Relating to hereditary rights.
- (of a child) Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
- Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
- (of a sexual partner) Legally married.
- in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
- of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
- authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
- based on known statements or events or conditions
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- (law) Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure.
- relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
- (grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective.
- (chemistry, of a dye) Needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
- of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
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- following accepted customs and proprieties
- unimaginative and conformist
- rigidly formal or bound by convention
- conforming with accepted standards
- represented in simplified or symbolic form
- (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy
- in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past
- Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
- Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
- (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
- (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.
- (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
- Ordinary, commonplace.
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- Having its basis in the law.
- established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
- Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.
- Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language.
- (informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.
- (Philippines) Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 13 inches (216 × 330 mm).
- Permitting the use and/or sale of cannabis; in which cannabis is lawful.
- Relating to the law or to lawyers.
- (Canada, US) Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 14 inches (216 × 356 mm).
- of or relating to jurisprudence
- allowed by official rules
- having legal efficacy or force
- relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
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- (uncountable, informal) The legal department of a company or organization.
- (countable) A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
- (countable, informal, US) One who immigrated lawfully.
- (uncountable, Canada, US) A paper sheet or document measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 14 inches (216 × 356 mm).
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- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- lacking continuity or regularity
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
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- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.