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   Reg·u·la·tion

   /ˌreɡ(y)əˈlāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority: "planning regulations" Similar rulerulingorderdirectiveactlawbylawstatuteedictcanonordinancepronouncementmandatedictatedictumdecreefiatproclamationcommandinjunctionprocedurerequirementprescriptionpreceptguidelineukasepronunciamento
   • ▪ in accordance with regulations; of the correct type: "regulation army footwear"
   • ▪ of a familiar or predictable type; formulaic; standardized: informal "a regulation Western parody"
   • 2. the action or process of regulating or being regulated: "the regulation of financial markets" Similar adjustmentcontrolmanagementbalancingsettingsynchronizationmodulationtuningsupervisionpolicingoverseeingsuperintendencemonitoringinspectionadministrationcontrolmanagementresponsibility fordirectionguidancegovernmentruleordering

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   What does regulated mean?

   • 1. a regulating or being regulated 2. a rule, ordinance, or law by which conduct, etc. is regulated 3. Embryology the process by which a structure, damaged or partially changed in an early stage of an animal embryo, adjuststo the disturbanceand develops normally adjective 4. ordered or required by regulation; prescribed a regulationuniform 5.

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   What is the plural of regulations?

   • Word forms: pluralregulations 1. countable noun[usually plural]B2 Regulationsare rules made by a government or other authority in order to control the way something is done or the way people behave. Employers are using the new regulations to force out people over 65.

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   What does regulation mean in a sentence?

   • Doing so, I received a different sort of salute from that to which a Commander-in-Chief landing on duty is entitled by regulation. Regulation definition: a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct. See examples of REGULATION used in a sentence.

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   What is the difference between law and regulation?

   • law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority. rule applies to more restricted or specific situations. regulation implies prescription by authority in order to control an organization or system.

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   No. A regulation is a rule put in place by some authority, such as a government. In fact, there might already be a regulation on the books: No pajamas in school ...

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