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For pronunciation and definitions of ていりつ – see the following entries.
定律
[noun] an established rule, a law
[noun] (sciences) a description of a natural phenomenon or principle, a physical law
鼎立
[noun] tripartite confrontation; standing of three persons; three-way face-off
[verb] (three persons) stand; to form three entities
(This term, ていりつ (teiritsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)