#instruction__direction  a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
  supertype:  subject_matter__subjectmatter__message__content__substance  what a communication that is about something is about
  subtype:  religious_rule__religiousrule__rule  a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
  subtype:  prescript__rule  prescribed guide for conduct or action
     subtype:  bylaw__byelaw  a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs
     subtype:  rubric  an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
     subtype:  rules_of_order__order__parliamentary_law__parliamentarylaw__parliamentary_procedure__parliamentaryprocedure  a body of rules followed by an assembly
        subtype:  interpellation  a procedure (in some parliaments) of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
        subtype:  standing_order  a rule of order permanently in force
        subtype:  cloture__closure__gagrule  a rule for ending debate in a deliberative body
           subtype:  closure_by_compartment__guillotine  closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
        subtype:  point_of_order  a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
        subtype:  previous_question  a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly
     subtype:  rule_of_evidence  a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved
        subtype:  best_evidence_rule  a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required
        subtype:  estoppel  a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled
        subtype:  exclusionary_rule  a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
        subtype:  fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree  a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
        subtype:  hearsay_rule__hearsayrule  a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness
        subtype:  parol_evidence_rule  a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract
        subtype:  res_ipsa_loquitur  a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened
     subtype:  precept  rule of personal conduct
        subtype:  higher_law  a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
        subtype:  moral_principle__moralprinciple  the principle that conduct should be moral
           subtype:  categorical_imperative__categoricalimperative  the moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty
        subtype:  hypothetical_imperative  a principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal
        subtype:  caveat_emptor  a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality
     subtype:  golden_rule  any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"
     subtype:  GIGO  (computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out
     subtype:  dictate.prescript  an authoritative rule
     subtype:  regulation__ordinance  an authoritative rule
        subtype:  age_limit__agelimit  regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position
        subtype:  assize.regulation  the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale
        subtype:  speed_limit__speedlimit  regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road
     subtype:  canon  a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy: "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"
     subtype:  etiquette  rules governing socially acceptable behavior
        subtype:  protocol.etiquette  forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
        subtype:  punctilio.etiquette  a fine point of etiquette or petty formality
     subtype:  communications_protocol__protocol  (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
        subtype:  file_transfer_protocol__ftp__FTP  (computer science) protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network
           subtype:  anonymous_ftp__anonymousftp__anonymous_file_transfer_protocol  a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available
        subtype:  hypertext_transfer_protocol__HTTP  a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
        subtype:  musical_instrument_digital_interface__MIDI  a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
        subtype:  TCP__transmission_control_protocol  a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another; "TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission"
        subtype:  TCP/IP__transmission_control_protocol/internet_protocol  a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another
        subtype:  CMIP  common management information protocol
        subtype:  SMTP  simple mail transfer protocol
  subtype:  rubric.instruction  directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
  subtype:  misdirection.instruction  incorrect directions or instructions
  subtype:  name_and_address__address__addres  written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
     subtype:  poste_restante__posterestante  an address written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in US or Canada)
     subtype:  return_address  the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered
  subtype:  markup  detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)
  subtype:  prescription  directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
  subtype:  recipe__formula  directions for making something
  subtype:  game_rule__rule  directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess"
     subtype:  ground_rule  a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds
  subtype:  stage_direction__stagedirection  an instruction written as part of the script of a play
  subtype:  style.instruction  editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
  subtype:  system_command  a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program

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