criterion
I
noun
barometer, basis, code, custom, design, discipline, example, exemplar, form, formula, foundation, frame of reference, gauge, ground rules, guide, ideal, law, measure, model, norm, obrussa, pattern, point of comparison, precedent, prescribed form, principle, regulation, rule, rules and regulations, shape, standard, standard of comparison, standard of criticism, standard of judgment, test, test case, type, yardstick
II
index
canon, pattern, precedent, rule (guide), standard
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006