Rules

/ 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

Example Sentences

Rules and guidelines are still not finalized, but investors will likely see private-market offerings in employer-sponsored retirement plans within the next couple of years.

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In its whimsically byzantine rules, the king of hearts is dubbed Heart the Lover, and the game’s secret language accompanies the trio through their lives.

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Private equity-backed accounting firms set up structures to separate audit and nonaudit practices to comply with rules prohibiting the impairment of auditors’ objectivity.

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And recently, Canada’s chief banking regulator said there might be room to ease rules in terms of allowing new entrants into the sector.

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Transportation Department has a good guide to seeing what you might be entitled to as it pertains to each individual airline’s rules.

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