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regs

 
 
/reɡz/ noun [plural] informal

Definition

abbreviation for regulations (= a set of rules that control the way that something operates, is organized, etc.): We need to follow the regs on this. They've brought in a lot of new rules and regs.
(Definition of regs noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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