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Webster 1913 Edition
Regulation
Regˊu-la′tion
(-l?′sh?n)
, Noun.
1.
The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
The temper and
regulation
of our own minds. Macaulay.
2.
A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law;
as, the
. regulations
of a society or a schoolRegulation sword
, cap
, uniform
, etc. (Mil.)
, a sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations.
Webster 1828 Edition
Regulation
REGULA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of regulating or reducing to order.2.
A rule or order prescribed by a superior for the management of some business, or for the government of a company or society.