Rule vs. Condition

Rulenoun

A regulation, law, guideline.

Rulenoun

A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.

Rulenoun

A straight line continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like, especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.

Rulenoun

A regulating principle.

Rulenoun

The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.

Rulenoun

A normal condition or state of affairs.

Rulenoun

(obsolete) Conduct; behaviour.

Rulenoun

(legal) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.

Rulenoun

(math) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.

Rulenoun

A thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.

Ruleverb

(transitive) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.

Ruleverb

To excel.

Ruleverb

(transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules lines.

Ruleverb

(intransitive) To decide judicially.

Ruleverb

(transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.

Rulenoun

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.

Rulenoun

Uniform or established course of things.

Rulenoun

Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.

Rulenoun

The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.

Rulenoun

An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.

Rulenoun

A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.

Rulenoun

A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.

Rulenoun

A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.

Rulenoun

A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.

Ruleverb

To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.

Ruleverb

To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; - used chiefly in the passive.

Ruleverb

To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.

Ruleverb

To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court.

Ruleverb

To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.

Ruleverb

To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; - often followed by over.

Ruleverb

To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.

Ruleverb

To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before.

Rulenoun

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;

Rulenoun

something regarded as a normative example;

Rulenoun

prescribed guide for conduct or action

Rulenoun

(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

Rulenoun

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct;

Rulenoun

a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system;

Rulenoun

the duration of a monarch's or government's power;

Rulenoun

dominance or power through legal authority;

Rulenoun

directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted;

Rulenoun

any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order;

Rulenoun

(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems;

Rulenoun

measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

Ruleverb

exercise authority over; as of nations;

Ruleverb

decide with authority;

Ruleverb

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;

Ruleverb

decide on and make a declaration about;

Ruleverb

have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

Ruleverb

mark or draw with a ruler;

Ruleverb

keep in check;

Conditionnoun

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

Conditionnoun

A requirement or requisite.

Conditionnoun

(legal) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.

Conditionnoun

The health status of a medical patient.

Conditionnoun

The state or quality.

Conditionnoun

A particular state of being.

Conditionnoun

(obsolete) The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.

Conditionverb

To subject to the process of acclimation.

Conditionverb

To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.

Conditionverb

(transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.

Conditionverb

To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.

Conditionverb

(transitive) To treat (the hair) with hair conditioner.

Conditionverb

(transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.

Conditionverb

(transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).

Conditionverb

To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.

Conditionverb

To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

Conditionnoun

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate.

Conditionnoun

Essential quality; property; attribute.

Conditionnoun

Temperament; disposition; character.

Conditionnoun

That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified.

Conditionnoun

A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend.

Conditionverb

To make terms; to stipulate.

Conditionverb

To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

Conditionverb

To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of.

Conditionverb

To contract; to stipulate; to agree.

Conditionverb

To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college; as, to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study.

Conditionverb

To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).

Conditionverb

train; acclimate.

Conditionnoun

a state at a particular time;

Conditionnoun

a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing;

Conditionnoun

an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

Conditionnoun

(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement;

Conditionnoun

the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

Conditionnoun

information that should be kept in mind when making a decision;

Conditionnoun

the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

Conditionverb

establish a conditioned response

Conditionverb

train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control;

Conditionverb

specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement;

Conditionverb

put into a better state;

Conditionverb

apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny;

Conditionnoun

the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order

Conditionnoun

a person's or animal's state of health or physical fitness

Conditionnoun

an illness or other medical problem

Conditionnoun

the situation in life of a particular group

Conditionnoun

social position

Conditionnoun

the circumstances or factors affecting the way in which people live or work, especially with regard to their well-being

Conditionnoun

the factors or prevailing situation influencing the performance or outcome of a process

Conditionnoun

the prevailing state of the weather, ground, or sea at a particular time, especially as it affects a sporting event

Conditionnoun

a situation that must exist before something else is possible or permitted

Conditionverb

have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something)

Conditionverb

train or accustom to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances

Conditionverb

bring (something) into the desired state for use

Conditionverb

make (a person or animal) fit and healthy

Conditionverb

bring (beer) to maturation after fermentation while the yeast is still present

Conditionverb

(of a beer) become conditioned

Conditionverb

apply a conditioner to (the hair)

Conditionverb

set prior requirements on (something) before it can occur or be done