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RANK. The order or place in which certain officers are placed in the army and navy, in relation to others, is called their rank.
2. It is a maxim, that officers of, an inferior rank are bound to obey all the lawful commands of their superiors, and are justified for such obedience.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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He said the Taiwanese computer parts plants damaged in the tremor had quickly resumed production, and that Dell, the world's second-largest PC seller had pulled rank on smaller rivals to ensure uninterrupted supplier of computer chips.

Dell to Offer PC Rebates - Says It Will Cut Margins

But Burnley pulled rank by winning their last meeting in March 2014, on their way to promotion to the Premier League.

BOW AND HARROWED

"I pulled rank, said I had dodgy hearing so Alec is the one with the earpiece!

Lomas let off in his battle with the bottle

JUST when there was a danger to his place at the head of the betting, Phil Taylor pulled rank over the weekend and will be clear favourite when the Ladbrokes World Championship starts in London on December 14.

v vDarts; IN BRIEF

Rankin claimed: "Severin was goin 2 watch Falkirk game with @ Robbien2 but his wife has pulled rank. He actually phoned 2 ask if he could go!!

That was the tweet that was; Goal posts from the stars as they witter on Twitter

Chris Iwelumo, scorer of goals either side of the 54thminute spot-kick, was keen to claim the ball for the penalty but Ebanks-Blake swiftly pulled rank.

Sylvan happy to be on spot

CARLOS TEVEZ was denied his first Manchester United hat-trick - after penalty king Cristiano Ronaldo pulled rank on him.

Football: RON HIJACKS TEVEZ GLORY BID; PREMIER LEAGUE: BENITEZ INSISTS HE'S UPBEAT AND FULLY FOCUSED DESPITE.

GLANMOR GRIFFITHS pulled rank and took the decision to close the sliding roof on the Millennium Stadium for the Test with Australia.

Emotional return by Proctor is tinged with disappointment

Spalding took the lead with a penalty by Kay Wand, but Whitchurch pulled rank with two tries by scrum-half Phil Mullock and one from second-row forward Dale Williams.

Smart play makes Bedford Road a happy hunting ground for D-K; Tetley's Bitter Cup Dunstablians 26 Dudley Kingswinford 33