Underregulated

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of underregulate form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Insufficiently regulated.

    "“This is a harsh but probably necessary strategy to re-establish control over an underregulated sector,” David Zweig[…] said of the death-sentence verdict."

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"“This is a harsh but probably necessary strategy to re-establish control over an underregulated sector,” David Zweig[…] said of the death-sentence verdict."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From under- + regulated.

Etymology 2

From underregulate + -ed.

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