restraint n
1. the of act 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: control] [ant: unrestraint]
3. the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint" [syn: constraint]
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, simplicity]
6. a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" [syn: constraint]

Restraint \Re*straint"\, n. [OF. restraincte, fr. restrainct, F. restreint, p. p. of restraindre, restrendre. See Restrain.]
1. 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. No man was altogether above the restrains of law, and no man altogether below its protection. --Macaulay.
2. The state of being restrained.
3. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction. For one restraint, lords of the world besides. --Milton. Syn: Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;?oercion; confinement; limitation; restriction.

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