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protocol

Definition for protocol

noun as in rules of conduct, behavior in certain situation

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Wednesday's "tragic" crush appeared to have been caused by "an unexpected surge of applicants who breached security protocols and rushed into the gates," said a statement from Ghana's armed forces.

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The facility’s disaster protocols instruct the executive director to call up additional staff to help with evacuations using an “emergency recall list,” but investigators were told that no such list existed, according to the report.

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Lynn followed the protocol that brought police officers into the branch to talk to him, along with a member of his family, saving him from any further losses.

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It is highly unusual breach of security in a conference that usually has strict protocols.

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It was a major breach of safety protocol that risked the workers swallowing radioactive dust with their food or inhaling it while they ate.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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