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| 1. | [ noun ] (law) an authoritative rule | |
| Synonyms: | ordinance | |
| Related terms: | rule speed_limit age_limit game_law assize | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | |
| Synonyms: | rule | |
| Examples: | "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast" "short haircuts were the regulation" |
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| Related terms: | concept restriction guidepost working_principle cy_pres regulate | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] prescribed by or according to regulation | |
| Examples: | "regulation army equipment" |
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| Related terms: | standard | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular | |
| Synonyms: | standardisation normalization normalisation regularization regularisation standardization | |
| Related terms: | control social_control stabilization stylization regularize normalize standardise | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered | |
| Related terms: | organic_process embryology | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the state of being controlled or governed | |
| Related terms: | dominance | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (politics) the act of controlling or directing according to rule | |
| Synonyms: | regulating | |
| Examples: | "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" |
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| Related terms: | control coordination limitation gun_control indexation autoregulation devaluation regulate | |
| Similar spelling: |
regulating regulative regulate resulting regulator regulated regulatory Regalado resolution |
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