[
  {
    "word": "regulation",
    "phonetic": "/\u02cc\u0279\u025b\u0261j\u028a\u02c8le\u026a\u0283\u0259n/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02cc\u0279\u025b\u0261j\u028a\u02c8le\u026a\u0283\u0259n/",
        "audio": ""
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A type of law made by the executive branch of government, usually by virtue of a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/regulation"
    ]
  }
]