English → Latin
“regulation” in Latin
ōrdinātiōregulating, arranging; regulation, ordinance, decree, edict; ordinationdispositiōa regular disposition, arrangement; management, directioncōnstitūtiōa constitution, disposition, nature, character; a definition; point in dispute; a regulation, order, arrangement, systemīnstitūtiōdisposition, arrangement; custom, manner; instruction, educationōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series; a class, station, condition, rank; a group or ratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, reckopraeceptumteaching, lesson; precept; order, commandīnstituōto set up, establish, found, institute or arrange; to train, teach, instruct, educate (usually by a course of training);lēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitution
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
regulation
Act of regulating, ordinatio: dispositio: constitutio: institutio.
Order, ordo: ratio.
Rule, praeceptum: institutum: lex. These are excellent regulations, haec optime instituta or instructa sunt.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for regulation?
- The usual Latin words for “regulation” are ōrdinātiō, dispositiō, cōnstitūtiō; also īnstitūtiō, ōrdō, ratiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.