plural of five-second rule

plural of infield fly rule

Being a notebook with 10½" × 8" paper size with thirty-two evenly spaced lines with enough space to write reasonably neatly.

(politics) Synonym of divide and conquer

(law) A legal doctrine that prevents a murderer from realizing any inheritance from their victim, in effect in most jurisdictions.

(idiomatic, Britain, informal) To be popularly accepted, or supported by the general majority of people.

(sports) A rule regarding play on a specific field, course, or court. / (idiomatic, usually in the plural) The basic rules or standards; whatever someone must know before proceeding.

A fundamental rule, upon which other matters hinge.

(music) A rule that modifies a well-formed structure (in limited ways). / (grammar) A rule that takes an input and changes it in some restricted way to result in a surface structure.

A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge. / (attributive, usually hyphenated) Approximated, guesstimated.