Also known as: regs · regulation · register
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An abbreviation for regulation, denoting a rule or order issued by an administrative agency to implement or enforce a statute.
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Riley Rivera operates a multistate shipping firm. Federal officials impose a new tax under Congress's Article I powers on certain imports to fund national infrastructure. Rivera's company challenges the tax as nonuniform across states. The court upholds the regulation because it satisfies the uniformity requirement in the constitutional grant of taxing authority.
Ruby Rivera leases an apartment from Riverstone Manufacturing. A dangerous stairwell violates a local building regulation that the landlord failed to repair. A guest falls and sues. The landlord faces liability because the regulation creates a duty the landlord did not meet.
Rita Russell works for a state university. A federal wage regulation extends minimum pay rules to state employees. The state claims traditional functions protect it from the rule. The court applies the regulation because states participate in the political process rather than receiving judicial exemptions.
Rajesh Rao learns of a pending adoption of his genetic child. A state regulation requires timely registration in the paternity registry to receive notice. Rao failed to register before the deadline. The court denies him notice because no parent-child relationship was established under other law.
Renata Russo imports persons from abroad. A federal regulation imposes a duty on such importation under Congress's enumerated powers. Russo argues the duty violates constitutional limits. The court enforces the regulation because it stays within the ten-dollar per person limit authorized by the constitutional provision.
Rachel Ramirez owns property leased to Rocky Mountain Mining. A dangerous condition outside the premises violates a safety regulation the landlord did not fix. A passerby is injured. The landlord is liable because the regulation creates a duty to repair that was breached.
It stands for regulation, a rule issued by an agency to carry out a statute.
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It appears in citations to denote the specific regulation being applied or interpreted in a dispute.
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…includes the abortion decision, but that right is not unqualified and must be considered against important state interests in regulation. Pp. 152-166. (a) The Constitution does not explicitly mention any right of privacy. In a line of decisions, however, going back as far as Union Pacific R. Co. v. Botsford , 141 U.S. 250…