To regulate definition

To regulate means “to adjust by rule or method,” which assumes existing activity that requires adjustment. Nat’l Fed’n, 132 S. Ct. at 2587 n.4 (Roberts, C.J.); id. at 2644 (Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., dissenting). If “regulation” included creation, then many constitutional clauses would be superfluous. Id. at 2586–87 (Roberts, C.J.) (illustrating this point with several examples, such as the Constitution’s separate provisions authorizing Congress to create the armed forces and regulate them); id. at 2644 (Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., dissenting) (same).

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To regulate means “to control something, or an official rule or the act of controlling” (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary). Regulation refers therefore to the act of controlling social or other behaviour through rules or restrictions. Regulation can take many forms, including regulation by an Act or law of government, regulation through policy/ strategy/ order, or regulation through a set of guidelines.

To regulate means “to adjust by rule,” which contemplates preexisting conduct that must be adjusted. See National Federation, 132 S. Ct. at 2586 (Roberts, C.J.); id. at 2644 (Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., dissenting). The majority noted that, if the power to “regulate” included the ability to “create,” many constitutional provisions would be redundant. See id. at 2587 (Roberts, C.J.); id. at 2644 (Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., dissenting). For instance, the Constitution grants Congress power to create an army and navy, then confers a separate power to regulate these armed forces. Id. at 2586 (Roberts, C.J.) (citing the pertinent constitutional clauses and providing other ex- amples, such as Congress’s distinct powers to coin money and to regulate its value).

Examples of To regulate in a sentence

• To regulate or change shifts, work days, hours of work, work week, work locations, and assign all work duties, provided nothing in this right would be deemed to waive the Guild's right to bargain any decision or change that constitutes a mandatory subject of bargaining or has a mandatory impact as defined by Washington law.

• To regulate delivery of supplies and the usage of the loading docks, receiving areas and freight elevators.

• To regulate the rights and obligations under the GDPR on the protection of physical persons in connection with the processing of personal data and on the free exchange of such information.

• To regulate the availability of limited class space, provide for fairness, and facilitate the registration process, procedures to provide priority registration for students on the basis of need are required.

• To regulate dealing between parties and to set obligations, performance and payment terms, this Service Level Agreement specifically relates to the operation of the scheme for data and performance management support to schools provided by the council.

• To regulate personal business leave in December, May, and June, a teacher must give a two-week notice unless it is an emergency.

• The Contractor shall review, approve and submit, to the Construction Manager, Shop Drawings, Product Data, Samples and similar submittals required by the Contract Documents with reasonable promptness and in such sequence as to cause no delay in the Work or in the activities of the Construction Manager or of separate contractors.

• To regulate solicitation and prohibit trespassing on PHA property by non-Tenants of the PHA.

• To regulate delivery and service of supplies in order to insure the cleanliness and security of the Premises and to avoid congestion of the loading docks, receiving areas and freight elevators.

• To regulate entities engaged in activities related to "online cultural products," the Ministry of Culture, or the MOC, promulgated the Provisional Measures on Administration of Internet Culture on May 10, 2003, as amended on July 1, 2004, and reissued these Provisional Measures on February 17, 2011.

More Definitions of To regulate

To regulate means to control or to direct by a rule, method or principle. The regulatory function of language refers to the use of language to regulate the behaviour of others.