regulation

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

< Mediaeval Latin *regulatio < regulare (to regulate); see regulate.

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regulation (not comparable)

Positive
regulation

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.
    • 1969, Thomas Wiseman, The Quick and the Dead, page 328:
      It is regulation that these directives are to be destroyed on receipt.
    • 2004, Marc Miller, The Kettles and the Keeps: Ghosts at War, page 88:
      "The hat is regulation as well, I assume."
    • 2007, Jim Butcher, Captain's Fury, page 48:
      It is the responsibility of every legionare to be sure that he is regulation height as well.

[edit] Noun

Singular
regulation

Plural
regulations

regulation (plural regulations)

  1. 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.

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