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The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.

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  1. n. The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.
  2. n. That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade.
  3. n. a principle that limits the extent of something
  4. n. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
  5. n. the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
  6. 1. The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds. This is to have the same restriction with all other recreations,that it be made a divertisement. Giv. of Tonque. 2. That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade.
  7. n:100 n. a principle that limits the extent of something n. the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)