an important basic principle that you should always obey when doing a particular activity
Synonyms and related words
Moral rules and rules of behaviour
rule
convention
law
2
the golden rule
legalan unwritten rule of statutory interpretation that states that judges can move away from the normal meaning of a word in order to prevent an absurd decision
Synonyms and related words
The law, laws and parts of laws
act
adjective law
the administration of justice
golden rule
noun countable
US
Word Forms
singular
golden rule
plural
golden rules
DEFINITIONS2
1
an important basic principle that you should always obey when doing a particular activity
Synonyms and related words
Moral rules and rules of behavior
rule
convention
law
2
the golden rule
legalan unwritten rule of statutory interpretation that states that judges can move away from the normal meaning of a word in order to prevent an absurd decision