Thesaurus: restraint

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1. 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.
2. n. The state of being restrained.
3. n. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction.
4. n. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
5. n. discipline in personal and social activities
6. n. the state of being physically constrained
7. n. a rule or condition that limits freedom
8. n. lack of ornamentation
9. n. a device that retards something's motion
10. 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;
11. n:100 n. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something n. discipline in personal and social activities n. a rule or condition that limits freedom n. a device that retards something's motion