Obey
Save
Save verb - To free from the penalties or consequences of sin.
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- When his directive to save the Republic conflicted with his programs to obey his masters and the law, he broke off and started a criminal empire capable of taking the necessary actions to save it.
Source: Zeroth Law Rebellion -
Three Laws Of Robotics: Every robot must obey them, save Zog, who existed 50 years before the rules were mandatory in every robot.
Source: Western Animation / Astro Boy -
Legionnaires generally obey this strictly, but the actual rule allows for killing villains if there's no other way to save sapient lives.
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