the ten commandments
behest
bidding
canon
charge
code
command
convention
dictate
dictation
dictum
direct order
form
formula
general principle
golden rule
guideline
guiding principle
hest
imperative
law
mandate
maxim
mitzvah
moral
norm
order
ordinance
pleasure
precept
principium
principle
regulation
rubric
rule
say-so
settled principle
special order
standard
tenet
will
word
word of command
working principle
working rule
Scripture
amendment
b.c
bhumi
covenant
creed
decree
edict
enactment
grader
injunction
inning
installment
mention
obligation
prohibition
sacrament
sanction
statute
vow