nonregulation
6.7
No official rules or control over an activity
- noun
- /ˌnɒnˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪʃən/
:
no regulación
- The team faced penalties due to the use of nonregulation uniforms during the tournament.
Examples
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She started to ask Tanaka if he had one somewhere in his collection of nonregulation field equipment, but decided he would have volunteered it if he did.
Fiction book (1992) -
The company faced scrutiny for its nonregulation practices that ignored safety protocols.
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He was fined for selling nonregulation items that did not meet safety standards.
Antonyms
How Regulated
Surface Forms
nonregulation singular
nonregulations plural
Morphology
nonregulation = regulation (transparent) = non + regulation
Formed by the negative prefix 'non-' attached to 'regulation' to indicate lack or absence of regulation; meaning is directly inferable.
Etymology
The word nonregulation is made of non- ('not') plus regulation ('official rule'), so it means the 'absence of official rules or control'. Use this when an activity or industry runs without supervision or clear rules.