obey rules
71disciplinary — [[t]dɪ̱sɪplɪnəri, AM neri[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Disciplinary bodies or actions are concerned with making sure that people obey rules or regulations and that they are punished if they do not. He will now face a disciplinary hearing for having an affair …
72to the letter — slightly formal if you follow instructions or obey rules to the letter, you do exactly what you are told to do. I followed the instructions to the letter but I still couldn t get it to work …
73conditional discharge — noun (countable usually singular) a judgement made by a court that allows someone who has done something illegal not to be punished as long as they obey rules set by the court …
74honor system — noun (C) AmE 1 an agreement between members of a group to obey rules: the school s honor system 2 a way of recording the fact that a student has achieved a high standard of work …
75martinet — noun (C) formal someone who is very strict and makes people obey rules exactly …
76cheat — I UK [tʃiːt] / US [tʃɪt] verb Word forms cheat : present tense I/you/we/they cheat he/she/it cheats present participle cheating past tense cheated past participle cheated * 1) a) [intransitive] to behave dishonestly, or to not obey rules, for… …
77disciplinarian — UK [ˌdɪsəplɪˈneərɪən] / US [ˌdɪsəplɪˈnerɪən] noun [countable] Word forms disciplinarian : singular disciplinarian plural disciplinarians someone who thinks that people should obey rules and punishes people who do not a strict disciplinarian …
78disciplinary — UK [ˈdɪsəˌplɪnərɪ] / US [ˈdɪsəplɪˌnerɪ] / US [ˌdɪsəˈplɪnərɪ] adjective connected with the punishment of people who do not obey rules Dr Oliver could face disciplinary action after the case is heard. Three police officers face disciplinary… …
79go by — phrasal verb Word forms go by : present tense I/you/we/they go by he/she/it goes by present participle going by past tense went by past participle gone by 1) [intransitive] if time goes by, it passes Last month went by so fast. 2) a) go by… …
80non-observance — UK / US noun [uncountable] 1) failure to obey rules 2) failure to follow religious customs …
