rule of engagement

rule of engagement

English

Noun

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.
2. (figurative, transferred sense) An implied set of rules for when to undertake a certain approach.

Translations

internal rules defining how to use force

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can French: règle d'engagement f German: Einsatzregel f Greek: κατάχρηση εξουσίας f (katáchrisi exousías) Italian: regola di ingaggio f Japanese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Swedish: insatsregel c