DISCIPLINARY RULE
disciplinary rule.(often cap.) A mandatory regulation stating the minimum level of
professional conduct that a professional must sustain to avoid being subject to disciplinary action.
• For lawyers, the disciplinary rules are found chiefly in the Model Code of Professional
Responsibility. — Abbr. DR. Cf. ETHICAL CONSIDERATION. [Cases: Licenses 25. C.J.S.
Agriculture § 4.5; Licenses §§ 41, 45–46.] [Blacks Law 8th]