English Online Dictionary. What means regulation? What does regulation mean?
English
Etymology
From regulate + -ion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
- Hyphenation: reg‧u‧la‧tion
Noun
regulation (countable and uncountable, plural regulations)
- (uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
- (countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
- (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
- (countable, in the singular) A numbered provision within such kind of legislation.
- (European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.
- (genetics) Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
- (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)
- 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