Prescriptive and Regulatory

Prescriptive

Prescriptive adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.

Regulatory and prescriptive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regulatory" instead an adjective "Prescriptive".

Regulatory

Regulatory adjective - Restricting according to rules or principles.
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Prescriptive and regulatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prescriptive" instead an adjective "Regulatory".

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