Direction
Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.
Usage example: we were given very specific directions for the first part of the exam
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- That said, this example flouts and ignores international law so much it starts to go in the other direction...
Source: Reality Ensues / Comic Books - Law & Order does this by dropping new clues every 5 or 10 minutes that appear to invalidate the direction all the previous clues were pointing at.
Source: Clueless Mystery - She is incredibly frustrated at being stuck, until he tells her to throw her clothes away in one direction which will (Newton's Third Law) push her gently in the other direction.
Source: Creator / Daniel Keys Moran
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Law and Direction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direction/law
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