reg·u·la·tion
ˌre-gyə-ˈlā-shən
ˌre-gə-,
also ˌrā-
1
: the act of regulating : the state of being regulated
2
a
: an authoritative rule dealing with details or procedure
safety regulations
b
: a rule or order issued by an executive authority or regulatory agency of a government and having the force of law
3
a
: the process of redistributing material (as in an embryo) to restore a damaged or lost part independent of new tissue growth
b
: the mechanism by which an early embryo maintains normal development
4
a
or regulation time
: the standard period of time established by the rules of a game or contest excluding overtime
Trailing by five with less than a minute to go in regulation, Boston forced the game into overtime …—Bob Ryan
Dallas downed the ball at the 20 with 1:47 left in regulation.—Ralph N. Paulk
… there will be a change in France for the 1988 World Cup: a sudden-death … period after regulation time.—George Vecsey
b
golf
: the standard number of strokes allowed by par for reaching the green on a given hole (that is, one stroke on a par 3, two strokes on a par 4, and three strokes on a par 5)
Using his conservative left-to-right fade, he hit all but three greens in regulation.—Jaime Diaz
: conforming to regulations : official
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