"rule of engagement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rules of engagement [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|rules of engagement}} rule of engagement (plural rules of engagement)
  1. (military, law enforcement, chiefly in the plural) An internal rule among a military, police, etc. force defining the circumstances in which and manner with which to use force. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Military Translations (internal rules defining how to use force): voimankäyttösääntö (Finnish), règle d’engagement [feminine] (French), Einsatzregel [feminine] (German), κατάχρηση εξουσίας (katáchrisi exousías) [feminine] (Greek), regola di ingaggio [feminine] (Italian), przepisy angażowania [masculine, plural] (Polish), insatsregel [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rule_of_engagement-en-noun-iktUCAqX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Topics: government, law-enforcement, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'internal rules defining how to use force': 83 17
  2. (figurative, transferred sense) An implied set of rules for when to undertake a certain approach. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-rule_of_engagement-en-noun-V1Ufo~JR

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