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< Mediaeval Latin *regulatio < regulare (“‘to regulate’”); see regulate.
Adjective
regulation (not comparable)
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Positive regulation |
Superlative none (absolute) |
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- Of or pertaining to a regulation or rules.
- The regulation rules of baseball.
- In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.
- 1969, Thomas Wiseman, The Quick and the Dead, page 328:
- It is regulation that these directives are to be destroyed on receipt.
- 2004, Marc Miller, The Kettles and the Keeps: Ghosts at War, page 88:
- "The hat is regulation as well, I assume."
- 2007, Jim Butcher, Captain's Fury, page 48:
- It is the responsibility of every legionare to be sure that he is regulation height as well.
- 1969, Thomas Wiseman, The Quick and the Dead, page 328:
Noun
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Singular regulation |
Plural regulations |
regulation (plural regulations)
- A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
- Army regulations state a soldier AWOL over 30 days is a deserter.
Derived terms
- bank regulation
- financial regulation
Related terms
External links
- regulation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- regulation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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