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If you require every word you use to have a definition, and ensure the definitions follow these rules, and then consistently use the words according to their definitions, then it follows that you are using the words correctly and not wrongly.
So I guess that could be the maxims for writing:
know the definition of every word you use
ensure the definitions follow these 17 rules
use words according to their definition