restraint
Nouns
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(n) the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
- the unlawful restraint of trade
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(n) discipline in personal and social activities
- he was a model of polite restraint
- she never lost control of herself
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(n) the state of being physically constrained
- dogs should be kept under restraint
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(n) a rule or condition that limits freedom
- legal restraints
- restraints imposed on imports
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(n) lack of ornamentation
- the room was simply decorated with great restraint
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(n) a device that retards something's motion
- the car did not have proper restraints fitted