1. Noun
The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
2. Noun
A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school.
3. Noun
A detailed legal rule made using powers in an Act or statute.
A legally enforceable rule made under authority granted by legislation.
“The company must comply with the regulation.”
4. Noun
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
5. Noun
the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
Vocabulary classified under Law
6. Noun
the state of being controlled or governed
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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