Definitions for Regulation
ˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃənreg·u·la·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. regulation, ordinancenoun

   an authoritative rule

2. rule, regulationnoun

   a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

   "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"

3. regulationnoun

   the state of being controlled or governed

4. regulationnoun

   (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered

5. regulation, regularization, regularisationnoun

   the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

6. regulation, regulatingadjective

   the act of controlling or directing according to rule

   "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"

7. regulationadjective

   prescribed by or according to regulation

   "regulation army equipment"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. regulationnoun

   The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

2. regulationnoun

   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.

3. regulationnoun

   A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.

4. regulationadjective

   In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.

5. Etymology: From *, from regulare; see regulate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Regulationnoun

   Etymology: from regulate.

   1. The act of regulating.

   Being but stupid matter, they cannot continue any regular and constant motion, without the guidance and regulation of some intelligent being. John Ray, on the Creation.

   2. Method; the effect of regulation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Regulationnoun

   the act of regulating, or the state of being regulated

2. Regulationnoun

   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

FreebaseRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Regulation

   Regulation may refer to the following: ⁕A process of the promulgation, monitoring, and enforcement of rules, established by primary and/or delegated legislation. ⁕A written instrument containing rules having the force of law. Regulation creates, limits, or constrains a right, creates or limits a duty, or allocates a responsibility. Regulation can take many forms: legal restrictions promulgated by a government authority, contractual obligations that bind many parties, self-regulation by an industry such as through a trade association, social regulation, co-regulation, third-party regulation, certification, accreditation or market regulation. In its legal sense regulation can and should be distinguished from primary legislation on the one hand and judge-made law on the other. Regulation mandated by a state attempts to produce outcomes which might not otherwise occur, produce or prevent outcomes in different places to what might otherwise occur, or produce or prevent outcomes in different timescales than would otherwise occur. In this way, regulations can be seen as implementation artifacts of policy statements. Common examples of regulation include controls on market entries, prices, wages, development approvals, pollution effects, employment for certain people in certain industries, standards of production for certain goods, the military forces and services. The economics of imposing or removing regulations relating to markets is analysed in regulatory economics.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. regulation

   A rule, order or type of legislation created.

   Some sectors of society require regulation for a period to enable learning, now this has changed to self-assessment.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

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   regulation

   The body or mind of an animal or human being to intuitively and naturally adjust the functioning or flow of a structure or system within the body, brain, mind, subconscious, conscience or consciousness to ensure optimum health, right to life, stability and balance.

   The body has its natural regulation system, as it is energy, the energy flows efficiently through all its systems.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 2, 2020  

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   regulationverb

   Verb form of the word regulate.

   The body of an animal and human has it's natural way of regulation to ensure it has balance, health and harmony

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 2, 2020  

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1. • Dominance
   • Embryology
   • Organic Process
   • Rule

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Regulation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3708

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Regulation' in Nouns Frequency: #691

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1. urogenital

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Regulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Regulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Regulation in a Sentence

1. Jason Trujillo:

   The main risk here is execution on their expansion plan which is significant as well as uncertainty around government regulation for the sector.

2. Christian Stracke:

   Since the crisis in 2008–2009, we have seen a wave of improvements in bank regulation and supervision, from the application of Basel III enhanced capital and liquidity requirements to much of the Dodd-Frank Act, robust stress testing and the move to greater transparency in bank risk disclosures.

3. Duncan Clark:

   There’s been very much a laissez-faire attitude in the US towards content, even content targeting teenagers and vulnerable people, the Chinese government has been much more leaning into regulation at early stages in the growth of Douyin, particularly protecting younger people.

4. Shawn Smeallie:

   They are more of a casino and gambling company and anything that may remotely smell of additional costs or regulation, they are not interested in.

5. Joel Seligman:

   Harvey was in a class by himself in terms of understanding the securities laws, he did everything one could have done as a leading figure in securities regulation despite having not been appointed chair.

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