Execute
Rule
Rule verb - To exercise authority or power over.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Rule of Three Shoot the Dog: Marcus orders his partner to read the mind of a helpless cultist then execute him.
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Opinion Flipflop: Everyone behaves like this around Caligula as a survival mechanism, as he has a tendency to execute people who question his rule.
Source: Series / The Caesars -
The trick is to find out the one rule that will result in your victory and execute it, but any number of other, unknowable rules can block your victory plays.
Source: Video Game / Zork Zero
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