Regulamentares

Regulamentares is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese adjective regulamentar, used to describe rules, measures, or instruments that establish or implement regulations. In general, it appears in phrases such as medidas regulamentares, actos regulamentares, or normas regulamentares, and is common in legal and administrative language.

Etymology and scope: The term derives from regulamentar, itself from regula (rule). Regulamentares refers to items that belong to the regulatory framework or that implement regulatory provisions. It contrasts with other regulatory-related terms such as regulamentação (the process of regulation) and regulamento (the regulation or set of rules).

Usage in context: Regulamentares emphasizes the aspect of rule-making or implementation rather than the substantive law itself. It is widely used in public administration, law, and policy discussions in both Brazilian and European Portuguese. For example, a government agency might issue medidas regulamentares to detail how a law will be applied, or atos regulamentares to specify procedural requirements.

Related terms: Regulamentação, regulamento, ato regulamentar, decreto regulamentar, normas regulamentares. While regulamentar describes the nature of the measures, regulamentação refers to the overall process of creating regulations, and regulamento to the specific text of the rules themselves.

Notes: Regulamentares is typically used in plural when referring to multiple rules, measures, or acts. It is less common as a standalone noun and more as part of a larger noun phrase such as normas regulamentares or atos regulamentares.