regolamentato

regulated

adjective reh-goh-lah-men-TAH-toh Rare

Also means

subject to regulation

Usage Note

Regolamentato is the past participle of regolamentare used as an adjective, meaning governed by rules or regulations. In financial markets, a mercato regolamentato (regulated market) is one officially recognised and supervised by an authority such as Consob. It is more specific than regolato (regulated in a general sense).

Examples

"Le banche operano in un settore strettamente regolamentato."

Natural Translation

Banks operate in a strictly regulated sector.

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