A specification of behavior used as an authoritative guide for conduct.
The act of regulating; a rule or order prescribed for management or government; a regulating principle; a precept. Rule of order prescribed by superior or competent authority relating to action on those under its control.
prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment"
an authoritative rule or law
the act of regulating; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
an authoritative rule
(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
the state of being controlled or governed
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
