regulation-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: a rule or principle

Commentary: Some rule, either external or internal, that governs behavior or the state of things.

Examples:
According to official regulations, the kick was out-of-bounds.
A number of new regulations determined John's salary.
Short hair is the regulation around here.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1 2

Sense Number 2: state of being under control

Commentary: REGULATION[+event] The state of being governed or under control. Being well-regulated.

Examples:
Military school will give your life some regulation, boy.
Regulation and organization are the keys to our department's success.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: act of managing

Commentary: REGULATION[+event] Refers to the act of governing or controlling something. The act of regulating.

Examples:
The regulation of the airwaves is the SCC's job.
The rebels refused to submit to the government's regulation.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 4: making regular or uniform

Commentary: REGULATION[+event] The act of organizing or regularizing something. Probably called regularization most of the time.

Examples:
The regulation of our messy waste-disposal system was one of my early achievements.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: ability to heal an injury

Commentary: Embryos have an ability to continue normal development after its structure has been damaged.

Examples:
If we harnessed an embryo's power of regulation, perhaps we could normalize our cell structures!

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4