REGULATION

Definition

1. adjective prescribed by or according to regulation.
2. noun an authoritative rule. — synonyms: ordinance
3. noun a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior. — synonyms: rule
4. noun the state of being controlled or governed.
5. noun (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered.
6. noun the act of bringing to uniformity. — synonyms: regularization, regularisation
7. noun the act of controlling or directing according to rule. — synonyms: regulating