King's Regulations
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The peacetime R.A.F. would not have Bader without legs, but when war began, not even the King's Regulations could hold him back.
From Time Magazine Archive
By King's Regulations an officer under arrest may wear neither sword nor spurs.
From Time Magazine Archive
I fined him for neglecting to observe the King's Regulations and Orders, and his comrades who had warned him against trying to "put anything over" on the Commanding Officer gave him the laugh.
From "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders by Currie, John Allister
Colonel Greig, sternly regarding badgered Premier, asked, "Has the attention of the right hon. gentleman been directed to No. 453 of the King's Regulations?"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914 by Various
I perceive that you are a student of King’s Regulations, and that you conform your actions to those estimable rules.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-12 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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