Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Regulation.
7 letter answer(s) to regulation
CONTROL
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"
a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus"
a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling
3 letter answer(s) to regulation
LAW
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"
4 letter answer(s) to regulation
RULE
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic"
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