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 fromn. 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, andn. 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.