noun

 

instruction an official instruction about what you must or must not do

to break (= not obey) the rules.

 

leader when someone is in control of a country

military rule

 

usual way the usual way something is

an exception to the rule

 

principle a principle of a system, such as a language or science

the rules of grammar

 

verb

 

decide to make an official legal decision

The judge ruled that it was wrong for a 16-year-old girl to be held in an adult prison.

 

control to be in control of somewhere, usually a country

They were ruled for many years by a dictator.