established rule
collocation in Englishmeaningsofestablishedandrule
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established
adjective
uk/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/us/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/
accepted or respected because of having existed for a long period ...
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rule
noun
uk/ruːl/us/ruːl/
an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed ...
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(Definition ofestablishedandrulefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This has been the longestablishedrule.
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This has always been theestablishedrule.
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That is a well-known andestablishedrule.
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He asked for a precedent—namely, the first interruption of theestablishedruleof 1902.
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Many have substantial surpluses and contribution holidays have become quite anestablishedrulein many companies.
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I scarcely think there is sufficient reason for departing from this longestablishedrule.
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I accordingly see no reason for altering the longestablishedruleon this question.
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It was anestablishedrule, and has been so for years.
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It is anestablishedrulethat anything which might be used later in the debate can be looked at.
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There is no justification for making any inroad into this well-tried andestablishedrule—that justice must be public.
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Heestablishedruleof law and peace.
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Above and beyond that consideration, it is a longestablishedruleof law that people are innocent until convicted in a court of law.
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I have come to the conclusion that the circumstances of this case are so special as to justify an exception to theestablishedruleagainst publication.
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Theestablishedruleis, however, that all such accounts must be closed at the end of a financial year by the transfer of any balances to the relevant published account.
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