Rafferty's rulesnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈræf.ə.tiz ˌruːlz/us/ˈræf.ɚ.t̬iz ˌruːlz/Australian informala situation in which there are no rules; used especially when referring to a competition, system, etc. that is not well organized:
It's hard to regulate financial systems, but that's not an argument for Rafferty's rules.
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Rules & laws
- black codes
- canon
- code of practice
- common law
- cyberlaw
- dead letter
- diktat
- dos
- edict
- equal protection
- international law
- leash law
- licensing laws
- mandatory
- red tape
- retroactive
- rule
- sharia
- statutory
- the rule of law
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