RESTRAINT

• (noun) the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

  "the unlawful restraint of trade"

• (noun) a device that retards something's motion

  "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"

  synonyms : constraint

• (noun) lack of ornamentation

  "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"

  synonyms : chasteness , simpleness , simplicity

• (noun) discipline in personal and social activities

  "he was a model of polite restraint", "she never lost control of herself"

  synonyms : control

• (noun) a rule or condition that limits freedom

  "legal restraints", "restraints imposed on imports"

• (noun) the state of being physically constrained

  "dogs should be kept under restraint"

  synonyms : constraint

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