the excessive application of rules and regulations
Examples of 'overregulation' in a sentence
overregulation
It is the overregulation of pension funds, public companies and other investment institutions.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
My concern is that we are overbalancing into overregulation and setting the wrong tone.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Overregulation, increasing taxes and lack of true representation are affecting our way of life.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The register is a classic example of overregulation to demonstrate action.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Previously overregulation had been rated as the primary risk.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He knows that the previous administration damaged investor confidence with arbitrary taxes and overregulation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She said the danger was that overregulation and micromanagement created a 'tick-box culture' that rarely led to school improvement.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We need smart regulation, not overregulation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He also attacks the 'precautionary principle', which distorts so much institutional behaviour and leads to fatuous overregulation and organisational timidity.