About The Word Regulation
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Regulation
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What's The Definition Of Regulation?
[n] the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
[n] the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular [n] a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" [n] an authoritative rule [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; "regulation army equipment" Synonyms | Synonyms for Regulation: ordinance | regularisation | regularization | regulating | rule | standard Related Terms | Find terms related to Regulation: See Also | age limit | ascendance | ascendancy | ascendence | ascendency | assize | biological process | concept | conception | construct | control | control | coordination | cy pres | cy pres doctrine | devaluation | dominance | guideline | guidepost | gun control | indexation | limitation | limitation | organic process | prescript | restriction | restriction | rule | rule of cy pres | rule of thumb | speed limit | working principle | working rule Regulation In Webster's Dictionary \Reg`u*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n.
1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
The temper and regulation of our own minds.
--Macaulay.
2. 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.
{Regulation sword}, {cap}, {uniform}, etc. (Mil.), a sword,
cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by
the official regulations.
Syn: {Law}; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See
{Law}.
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