subrule
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Noun[edit]
subrule (plural subrules)
- A narrow rule which defines the specific meaning of a broader rule
- 2009 January 8, Michelle Slatalla, “Two Can Play That Game”, in New York Times[1]:
- This led to a set of rules (play cannot begin before crossing East Blithedale Avenue), then subrules ("crossing" means reaching the always arguable halfway point of the avenue) […] .