game law - a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals

prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action

age limit - regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position

assize - the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale

speed limit - regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road

concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

limitation, restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"

guidepost, rule of thumb, guideline - a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

cy pres, cy pres doctrine, rule of cy pres - a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible

working principle, working rule - a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done

ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

embryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

devaluation - an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries

gun control - efforts to regulate or control sales of guns

indexation - a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation

coordination - the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

restriction, limitation - an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

standard - conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"