Definitions
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- adjective Having the power to make
rules - noun law The process of creating
regulations .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unfortunately, the triggers are in statute and therefore any claim EPA can modify those triggers through interpretation or rulemaking is in question.
Wonk Room » EPA Sends Greenhouse Endangerment Finding To White House 2009
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The context of judicial rulemaking is unusually conducive to high rates of error when technology is influx.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Fourth Amendment, New Technologies, and the Case for Caution 2010
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The information environment of judicial rulemaking is usually poor.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Fourth Amendment, New Technologies, and the Case for Caution 2010
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International Business Machines Corp. is one company that raised concerns about how it would be affected by the Dodd-Frank Act. It is among several large corporations that believe, without further clarification in rulemaking, they may be unintentionally caught up in the definition of a "major swaps participant" — essentially a non-dealer that regularly engages in swaps — despite their swaps being legitimate.
Minimum Thresholds for Swaps Urged Katy Burne 2010
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Mandatory standards tend to be reserved for the biggest hazards and are created by an act of Congress or by a CPSC "rulemaking," which can take even longer than drawing up a voluntary standard.
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The Department of Transportation conceivably could release a so-called "rulemaking" on tickets.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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At least one report which quotes the memo specifically mentions "rulemaking".
Daddy Types 2009
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Another witness from the Association of National Advertisers, which reported spending $820,000 on lobbying this year, argued that the proposed guidelines are “backdoor regulation” by four "extremely powerful government agencies that seek to accomplish a goal indirectly that could not be reached through normal rulemaking procedures."
The Sunlight Foundation: Food and Media Companies Lobby to Weaken Guidelines on Marketing Food to Children The Sunlight Foundation 2011
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The sooner we remove incendiary politics from our nation's rulemaking process, the sooner we can restore the health of our economy -- and our political culture.
Blanche Lincoln: Avoid Extremes to Solve our Nation's Problems Blanche Lincoln 2011
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The sooner we remove incendiary politics from our nation's rulemaking process, the sooner we can restore the health of our economy -- and our political culture.
Blanche Lincoln: Avoid Extremes to Solve our Nation's Problems Blanche Lincoln 2011
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