breakrule
nounUK /ˈbreɪk.ruːl/
US /ˈbreɪk.ruːl/
A breakrule is a rule that tells you when it is time to stop working and take a rest.
The teacher set a breakrule so the kids could stretch after twenty minutes of reading.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A rule that says when a game or activity must pause.
The breakrule in the card game says everyone stops for a snack after three rounds.
3. A special exception that lets someone skip a normal rule.
The coach made a breakrule so the youngest player could run a shorter lap.
4. A rule about how long a break may last.
Our breakrule says lunch break is exactly thirty minutes.