rules; original rules; basic rules
Refers to fundamental or original rules, often in legal, institutional, or formal contexts. Contrasts with supplementary or exceptional provisions.
According to the original rules, applications are to be made in writing.
The basic rules of this law contain several exception clauses.
Compound of 本 (ほん, 'main', 'original') and 則 (そく, 'rule', 'law'). The word refers to the fundamental or original rules of a system.