Guideline and Law

Guideline

Guideline noun - A rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior.

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Law and guideline are semantically related In some cases you can use "Law" instead a noun "Guideline".

Nearby Word: guide

Law noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.

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Guideline and law are semantically related in rule topic. Sometimes you can use "Guideline" instead a noun "Law".

Nearby Words: lawful, lawless, laws, lawfulness, lawfully

current	current guideline	current law
simple	simple guideline	simple law
real	real guideline	real law
general	general guideline	general law
Other adjectives: official, basic, unwritten.

Instead of rigidly adhering to the Codex Astartes, he views it more of a guideline on how to act, instead of it being utter law.

Source: Military Maverick
Alien Non-Interference Clause: It exists, but unlike Star Trek, is meant to be more of a guideline than an unyielding law.

Source: Just For Fun / MLP Dragonfire
Even when the code of honor was reinstated, it was done so as an optional guideline rather than the law of the promotion.

Source: Artifact Title / Professional Wrestling

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