Regulation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of regulating or the state of being regulated.
  • n. A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.
  • n. A governmental order having the force of law. Also called executive order.
  • n. Embryology The capacity of an embryo to continue normal development following injury to or alteration of a structure.
  • n. Sports The standard playing period for a timed game, prior to overtime or a shootout.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
  • n. A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
  • n. A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.
  • adj. In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
  • n. A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated or reduced to order.
  • n. A rule or order prescribed by a superior or competent authority as to the actions of those under its control; a governing direction; precept; law: as, police regulations; more specifically, a rule prescribed by a municipality, corporation, or society for the conduct of third persons dealing with it, as distinguished from
  • n. bylaw, a term which is generally used rather with reference to the standing rules governing its own internal organization and the conduct of its officers and members, and
  • n. ordinance, which is generally used in the United States for the local legislation of municipalities.
  • n. In musical instruments with a keyboard, the act or process of adjusting the action so that it shall be noiseless, prompt, and sensitive to every variation of touch.
  • n. Synonyms Disposition, ordering, adjustment.
  • n. Ordinance, Statute, etc. See law.
  • Having a fixed or regulated pattern or style; in accord with a rule or standard.
  • To bring under regulations; cause to conform to rules.
  • n. In biology, readjustment which restores the completeness of the whole in a part that has been removed from the body of an organism or in an organism that has lost part of its body.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an authoritative rule
  • n. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
  • n. (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
  • n. the state of being controlled or governed
  • adj. prescribed by or according to regulation
  • n. the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
  • n. the act of controlling or directing according to rule
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    law    principle    order    rule    method    precept    prescription   
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    requirement    policy    law    restriction    legislation    discipline    measure    institution    decision    arrangement