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Regulations

/ˌɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃənz/

The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

📖 Definitions of "Regulations"

noun

1
The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
2
A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
3
A type of law made by the executive branch of government, usually by virtue of a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.
4
(European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rulenoun	A regulation, law, guideline.
ordinancenoun	(US) A local law, passed by e.g. a city.
standardnoun	A level of quality or attainment.
regulatingnoun	the act of controlling or directing according to rule
actnoun	(countable) An instance of a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test.
actsnoun	(biblical) Clipping of Acts of the Apostles. [(biblical) The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.]
addressingnoun	A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
adjudicationnoun	The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
adjustmentsnoun	The action of adjusting something
amendmentsnoun	(especially US) An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
arrangementsnoun	The act of arranging.
articlesnoun	(law) the period during which a person works as an articled clerk; articling
basesnoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
basicnoun	A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
billnoun	(US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
by-lawnoun	Alternative spelling of bylaw. [A local custom or law of a settlement or district.]
by-lawsnoun	Alternative spelling of bylaw. [A local custom or law of a settlement or district.]
bylawnoun	(often in the plural) A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
bylawsnoun	(often in the plural) A rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs.
cbcrnoun	—