1731 J. Constable iii. 76 Some [sc. authors]..may securely contemn the severity of Rule-ridden criticks.
1896 15 June 519/2 New York people may need a guardian,..being so closely related in sympathy and tom-foolery to the rule-ridden governments of Europe.
1949 16 144 Pope..condemns rule-ridden France.
2009 (Nexis) 7 Oct. 8 Reflection suggested that, in our rule-ridden world there'd be tethering rules.