REGULATION

Definition:

1. [noun] an authoritative rule
   Synonyms: ordinance
   
   
2. [noun] 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. [noun] the state of being controlled or governed
   
   
4. [noun] (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
   
   
5. [noun] the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
   Synonyms: regularization, regularisation
   
   
6. [noun] the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
   Synonyms: regulating
   
   
7. [adjective] prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment"
   
   

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