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regulation

adjective
  1. prescribed by or according to regulation
    “regulation army equipment”
noun
  1. the act of controlling or directing according to rule
    “fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians”
    regulating
  2. the act of bringing to uniformity
    regularization
  3. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    rule
  4. an authoritative rule
    ordinance
  5. the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
    “The infection within the womb almost killed the embryo, but regulation ensured it continued uneffected.”
  6. the state of being controlled or governed