regulation /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/noun 7adjective 1forms 1 noun7 •The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated. •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. •[in the plural] A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so. •A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law. •Mechanism controlling DNA transcription. •Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis. •[in the plural] A numbered provision within such kind of legislation.Regulation 18B of the Defence (General) Regulations 1939 (S.R. & O. 1939/927) authorized the British government to intern suspected spies and collaborators during World War II. adjective1 •In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.It is regulation that these directives are to be destroyed on receipt. — 1969 formsregulations
