Act vs. Regulation — What's the Difference?

The process of doing or performing something

Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context.

Something done or performed; a deed

A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority

(Law) Something done that has legal significance

The action or process of regulating or being regulated

A statute or other law formally adopted by a legislative body

The act of regulating or the state of being regulated.

A formal written record of proceedings or transactions.

A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.

One of the major divisions of a play, opera, or film.

A governmental order having the force of law. Also called executive order.

A performance or entertainment usually forming part of a longer presentation

(Embryology) The capacity of an embryo to continue normal development following injury to or alteration of a structure.

The actor or actors presenting such a performance

(Sports) The standard playing period for a timed game, prior to overtime or a shootout.

A manifestation of intentional or unintentional insincerity; a pose

(uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

To play the part of; assume the dramatic role of

(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

To perform (a role) on the stage

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.

To behave like or pose as; impersonate

A numbered provision within such kind of law.

To behave in a manner suitable for

(European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.

To behave or comport oneself

(genetics) Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.

To perform in a dramatic role or roles.

(medicine) Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.

To be suitable for theatrical performance

In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.

To behave affectedly or unnaturally; pretend.

The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.

To appear or seem to be

A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school.

To carry out an action

An authoritative rule

To operate or function in a specific way

A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;

To serve or function as a substitute for another

The state of being controlled or governed

To produce an effect

(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered

(countable) Something done, a deed.

The act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

Actuality.

The act of controlling or directing according to rule;

(theology) Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.

Prescribed by or according to regulation;

A product of a legislative body, a statute.

The process of doing something.

(countable) A formal or official record of something done.

A division of a theatrical performance.

(countable) A performer or performers in a show.

(countable) Any organized activity.

(countable) A display of behaviour.

A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.

(countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.

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(intransitive) To do something.

To do (something); to perform.

(intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.

(intransitive) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).

(intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.

(copulative) To convey an appearance of being.

(intransitive) To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.

To have an effect (on).

(transitive) To play (a role).

(transitive) To feign.

To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).

To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

To enact; to decree.

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.

Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).

To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

To perform; to execute; to do.

To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.

To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.

To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.

To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.

To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.

To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.

To perform on the stage; to represent a character.

A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

Something that people do or cause to happen

A subdivision of a play or opera or ballet

A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;

A manifestation of insincerity;

Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);

Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself;

Play a role or part;

Discharge one's duties;

Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;

Be suitable for theatrical performance;

Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;

Be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

Behave unnaturally or affectedly;

Perform on a stage or theater;