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rule of engagement en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (in-plural) An internal rule among a military, police, etc. force defining the circumstances in which and manner with which to use force.
   • The military, which acknowledged that the killings violated its rules of engagement, announced the deaths on Friday, hours after saying it had recovered the bodies of three other Israeli hostages in Gaza. 2023 December 16, Aaron Boxerman, Ben Hubbard, Thomas Fuller, “Israel Says 3 Hostages Bore White Flag Before Being Killed by Troops”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. (figuratively, qualifier:transferred sense) An implied set of rules for when to undertake a certain approach.

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Translations (11)

el κατάχρηση εξουσίας (internal rule defining how to use force) · fr règle d'engagement (internal rule defining how to use force) · fi käyttäytymissääntö (implied set of rules) · cmn 武力使用規則 /武力使用规则 (internal rule defining how to use force) · de Einsatzregel (internal rule defining how to use force) · it regola di ingaggio (internal rule defining how to use force) · cmn 隱含規則 /隐含规则 (implied set of rules) · es regla de enfrentamiento (internal rule defining how to use force) · pl przepisy angażowania (internal rule defining how to use force) · fi voimankäyttösääntö (internal rule defining how to use force) · sv insatsregel (internal rule defining how to use force)