regulation

regulation

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English

Etymology

From regulate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
  • IPA(key): /ˌɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃən/
  • Hyphenation: reg‧u‧la‧tion

Noun

regulation (countable and uncountable, plural regulations)

  1. (uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
  2. (countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
  3. (law, often in the plural) A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.
    Coordinate term: statute
    1. (countable, in the singular) A numbered provision within such kind of legislation.
  4. (European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.
  5. (genetics) Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
  6. (medicine) Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.

Usage notes

  • In post-1992 Hong Kong, the singular "regulation" is used for the whole enactment, and the term "section" is used for provisions within such enactment.

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Adjective

regulation (not comparable)

  1. In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.

Related terms

  • regulatory

Further reading

  • “regulation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “regulation”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • urogenital

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