The rules are certain and cannot be ignored or worked around.

(slang, nonstandard) Alternative form of rules are rules

plural of rule

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rule

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rule on

plural of Rule

(informal) Australian rules football.

plural of at-rule

A regulation, law, guideline. / A regulating principle. / The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control. / A normal condition or state of affairs.

(transitive, stative) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over. / (slang, intransitive, stative) To excel. / (intransitive) To decide judicially.