Definition of "regulation" []

• The act of regulating or the state of being regulated. (noun)
• A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct. (noun)
• A governmental order having the force of law. Also called executive order. (noun)
• Embryology The capacity of an embryo to continue normal development following injury to or alteration of a structure. (noun)
• Sports The standard playing period for a timed game, prior to overtime or a shootout. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Now, as people have been filled with fears that the colonies, if encouraged to raise rough materials, would set up for themselves, a little regulation would be necessary; and as they will have the providing rough materials for themselves, a _little regulation_ would remove all those jealousies out of the way."
• "I know free-market thinkers and believers just hate the term regulation, but we saw the damage done by banks who went for years unregulated."
• "` ` Scoring 168 points in regulation is unheard of."