Rēg'ū-lā'tion, n.

n. [Sp. regulacion, It. regolazione.]

1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated or reduced to order. “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.

Regulation sword, cap, uniform, &c. (Mil.), a sword, cap, uniform, &c., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations. Syn.—Law; rule; method; principle; order. See LAW.