Rule or ruling may refer to:

Human activity Norm (philosophy), a kind of sentence or a reason to act, feel or believe Rule of man and rule of law - the exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business School rule, a rule that is part of school discipline Sport rule, a rule that defines how a sport is played Game rule, a rule that defines how a game is played Morality, a rule or element of a moral code for guiding choices in human behavior Social norm, explicit or implicit rules used within society or by a group Rule of thumb, a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation Unspoken rule, an assumed rule of human behavior that is not voiced or written down

Science Ruler or "rule"; a distance measuring device Slide rule, a mechanical analog computer Rule of inference or transformation rule, a term in logic for a function which takes premises and returns a conclusion Phrase structure rule or rewrite rule, used in some theories of linguistics "Rule X" elementary cellular automaton, where X is a number between 0-255 characterizing a specific model (e.g. Rule 110) Phonological rule

Law and government

Advance tax ruling, a tool for conforming taxation arrangements Court order, a decision by a court Government In rulemaking by the federal government of the United States, a regulation mandated by Congress, but written or expanded upon by the executive branch Law, which may informally be called a "rule" Military rule, governance by a military body Monastic rule, a collection of precepts that guides the life of monks or nuns in a religious order Procedural law, a ruleset governing the application of laws to cases Rule of law, government based not on arbitrary decisions of officials but on laws

Geography Rule, Arkansas Rule, Texas

Literature The Rules, bestselling self-help book Rules (novel), 2007 Newbery Honor book by Cynthia Lord "The Rulers", a science fiction short story by A. E. van Vogt

Music Ja Rule (born 1976), hip hop artist

Albums R.U.L.E., by Ja Rule, 2004 Rule, by Anna Tsuchiya, 2010 Rules (The Whitest Boy Alive album), 2009 Rules (Alex G album), 2012 Rules, by First Blood, 2017 Rules!, by Manila Luzon, 2019

Songs "Rule" (Nas song), 2001 "Rule"/"Sparkle", a double A-side by Ayumi Hamasaki, 2009 "Rule", by X Ambassadors from Orion, 2019 "Rules" (Doja Cat song), 2019 "Rules" (KMFDM song), 1996 "Rules", by Shakira from Laundry Service, 2001 "Rules", by 6lack from Free 6lack, 2016 "The Rules", by XO-IQ, featured in the television series Make It Pop

Other uses Rule (surname) The Rule (film), a 2014 American documentary Ruler (film), a 2019 India Telugu-language film Pushpa: The Rule, a 2024 Indian period action film Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, a 2003 Bollywood film rule: a snippet of code which can perform email filtering Rule (horse) (born 2007), American racehorse Rules (restaurant), upscale English restaurant in London Rules!, a 2014 iOS video game "Rule #1" (Batwoman) Royal University of Law and Economics, a university in Cambodia

See also

Debate (parliamentary procedure) for rules governing discussion on the merits of a pending question.