regulation | |
1. n. The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated. | |
2. n. A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization. | |
3. n. (European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law. | |
4. n. (genetics) Mechanism controlling DNA transcription. | |
5. n. (medicine) Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis. | |
6. adj. In conformity with applicable rules and regulations. | |