conformity+to+rule

  • 1Rule of Saint Francis —     Rule of Saint Francis     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Rule of Saint Francis     As known, St. Francis founded three orders and gave each of them a special rule. Here only the rule of the first order is to be considered, i.e., that of the Friars …

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  • 2Rule of St. Basil —     Rule of St. Basil     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Rule of St. Basil     I.     Under the name of Basilians are included all the religious who follow the Rule of St. Basil. The monasteries of such religious have never possessed the hierarchical… …

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  • 3Rule egoism — is the doctrine under which an individual evaluates the optimal set of rules according to whether conformity to those rules bring the most benefit to himself. [Kagan, Shelly. 1998. Normative Ethics. Westview Press. p. 199] Referencesee alsoRule… …

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  • 4Conformity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Conformity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{opp,83,} conformity conformance Sgm: N 1 observance observance Sgm: N 1 habituation habituation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 naturalization naturalization Sgm …

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  • 5conformity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Accordance Nouns 1. (following a model) conformity, conformance; conventionality, habit, custom, formality; agreement, compliance; uniformity, orthodoxy, homeostasis; acculturation, enculturation. 2.… …

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  • 6rule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. law, regulation; government, authority; ruler. See rule, measurement. II Regulation for standard procedure Nouns 1. rule, law, ordinance, regulation, canon, code, act, measure, statute; decision,… …

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  • 7conformity — conform UK US /kənˈfɔːm/ verb [I] ► to obey a rule or reach the necessary stated standard: conform to sth »70% of these imports come from pigs raised under conditions that would not conform to UK minimum standards. conform with sth »The Food and… …

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  • 8Conformity Act — The act of Congress of June 1, 1872, providing that the practice, pleadings, and forms and modes of proceeding in civil causes, other than equity and admiralty causes, in the Federal circuit and district courts, shall conform, as near as may be… …

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  • 9Social rule system theory — is an attempt to formally approach different kinds of social rule systems in a unified manner. Social rules systems include institutions such as norms, laws, regulations, taboos, customs, and a variety of related concepts and are important in the …

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  • 10Truth — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Object of knowledge. < N PARAG:Truth >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fact fact reality &c.(existence) 1 Sgm: N 1 plain matter of fact plain matter of fact Sgm: N 1 nature nature &c.(principle) 5 Sgm: N 1 truth truth …

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