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

The rules would pave the way for a host of restrictions long sought by conservatives, including time limits on living in public housing, work requirements for many people receiving federal housing assistance and the stripping of aid from entire families if one member of the household is in the country illegally.

From Salon

A spokesperson for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which drafted the rules, declined to comment.

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The two rules obtained by ProPublica are labeled as drafts and could change before they are officially proposed.

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At a meeting at HUD headquarters this month, Ben Hobbs, who heads the agency’s public housing office, said the rules were under review at the Office of Management and Budget, according to a HUD official in attendance.

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The push to adopt the rules is part of a broad effort to roll back federal housing programs under the current administration.

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