Rules

British  

/ ruːlz /

plural noun

1. short for Australian Rules

2. English history the neighbourhood around certain prisons (esp the Fleet and King's Bench prison) in which trusted prisoners were allowed to live under specified restrictions

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Example Sentences

At the time, A.I. content was breaking a lot of our rules: It was promotional, and it tried to always emphasize the subject as something important in a broader context, while Wikipedia wants to stay neutral, objective, and factual as much as possible.

From Slate

The second line was that banning A.I. would just enforce our actual policies, because A.I. already tends to break rules.

From Slate

But if the fighting in Iran stretches into a second month, heightening financial pressure on U.S. workers, the written and unwritten rules about office attendance could get put to the test.

From MarketWatch

“It’s like jaywalking — it is clear what the rules are, but mostly people don’t enforce them except for the most extreme cases. Typically, firms have rules on working from home that high-performing employees are allowed to skirt while low performers are held to.”

From MarketWatch

There are also concerns that Stamford Bridge is beginning to look dated, leaving Chelsea at risk of falling behind their rivals, particularly with new Premier League squad-cost ratio rules coming into force this summer.

From BBC