Definitions
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
Word origin
From regulate + -ion.
Used in a sentence
“Army regulations state a soldier AWOL over 30 days is a deserter.”
“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.”
“(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales only, subject to paragraph (3). (3) This regulation and regulation 2(h) and (v)(i) and (ii) extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Official control”10 letters
02“Official rule”10 letters
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