REGULATION

(noun) the act of controlling or directing according to rule
"fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
synonyms : regulating
(noun) the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
synonyms : regularisation , regularization
(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
(noun) an authoritative rule
synonyms : ordinance
The ordinance said that all restaurants should close by 11 p.m. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
(noun) the state of being controlled or governed
(adj.) prescribed by or according to regulation
"regulation army equipment"

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