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Meaning of 'restraint' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Restraint [ n.]
- The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental.
- The state of being restrained.
- That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction.

Meaning of 'restraint' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . restraint [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the state of being physically constrained
Example in sentence:
  • dogs should be kept under restraint
Meaning (2):
- discipline in personal and social activities
Example in sentence:
  • he was a model of polite restraint;
  • she never lost control of herself
Meaning (3):
- a rule or condition that limits freedom
Example in sentence:
  • legal restraints;
  • restraints imposed on imports
Meaning (4):
- a device that retards something's motion
Example in sentence:
  • the car did not have proper restraints fitted
Meaning (5):
- lack of ornamentation
Example in sentence:
  • the room was simply decorated with great restraint
Meaning (6):
- the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
Example in sentence:
  • the unlawful restraint of trade

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