Regulation

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 (Mil.) a sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations.

Noun	1.	regulation - an authoritative rule Synonyms: ordinance
	2.	regulation - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" Synonyms: rule
	3.	regulation - the state of being controlled or governed
	4.	regulation - (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
	5.	regulation - the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular Synonyms: regularisation, regularization
	6.	regulation - the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" Synonyms: regulating
Adj.	1.	regulation - prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment"

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