red tape
noun[U]
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officialrulesandprocessesthatseemunnecessaryanddelayresults:
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Rules & laws
- admiralty
- anti-bribery
- anti-regulatory
- anti-sodomy
- anti-speculative
- binding
- edict
- juridical
- leash law
- non-binding
- non-competition
- non-regulation
- protocol
- regulation
- retroactive
- self-regulation
- sharia
- the Highway Code
- the law is an assidiom
- the Official Secrets Act