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Meaning of restraint
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
restraint
n 1: the act of controlling by restraining someone or something;
"the unlawful restraint of trade"
2: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model
of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
[syn: {restraint}, {control}] [ant: {unrestraint}]
3: the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be
kept under restraint" [syn: {constraint}, {restraint}]
4: a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints";
"restraints imposed on imports"
5: lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with
great restraint" [syn: {chasteness}, {restraint},
{simplicity}, {simpleness}]
6: a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not
have proper restraints fitted" [syn: {restraint},
{constraint}]
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