| arbitrary |
resulting from personal opinions, wishes, or feelings instead of from a rule or reason. |
| ban1 |
to forbid or have an official rule against; prohibit. [2 definitions] |
| caliphate |
the area ruled, length of rule, or office of a caliph. |
| colonize |
to establish a settlement on (a distant territory) and begin to rule. |
| comply |
to do what is asked or demanded; act in agreement with a rule (sometimes followed by "with"). |
| conform |
to act in a way that agrees with a rule or standard. |
| correct |
agreeing with a rule or accepted way of doing things; proper. [1/5 definitions] |
| curfew |
a rule or law that sets a time after which everyone must be off the street and inside for the night. Curfews sometimes apply only to a particular group, such as young people. |
| dictate |
(often plural) a rule or requirement that guides or controls what one does. [1/3 definitions] |
| dominate |
to control by the use of power; rule. [1/2 definitions] |
| dominion |
the power or authority to rule or control. [1/2 definitions] |
| federal |
having to do with a system of government that unites several states under a central government. The states have their own governments, yet they recognize the rule of the central government as well. [1/2 definitions] |
| forfeit |
to lose or give up because of not following a rule, law, or contract. [1/3 definitions] |
| formula |
a rule or way of doing something expressed in a standard way using words or symbols. [1/5 definitions] |
| gauge |
a rule or procedure for making a judgment. [1/6 definitions] |
| generalize |
to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering particular facts. [1/3 definitions] |
| govern |
to rule or lead. [1/2 definitions] |
| guideline |
a rule that tells people how to do something in the way that is considered best. |
| Hong Kong |
a region off the southern coast of China. Hong Kong was once a British colony but was returned to Chinese rule in 1997. |
| law |
any one rule that government makes and that people in a society must obey. [1/5 definitions] |
| offense |
the act of breaking a law or rule or doing something wrong; crime; sin. [1/3 definitions] |