noun
legal regulation; legislation
Refers to laws, ordinances, or regulatory measures enacted by a government or authority. Often used in formal or legal contexts.
新しい法規制が来月施行される。
The new legal regulation will come into effect next month.
この業界は厳しい法規制の対象だ。
This industry is subject to strict legislation.
規制 means 'regulation' or 'control' and can be used in non-legal contexts (e.g., traffic regulation). 法規制 explicitly ties the regulation to legal authority.
Compound of 法 (ほう, 'law') and 規制 (きせい, 'regulation'). The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.