the act of controlling or directing according to rule
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
an authoritative rule
the state of being controlled or governed
(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
prescribed by or according to regulation
The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.
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 school.
