restraint
noun
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the act of controlling by restraining someone or something“the unlawful restraint of trade”
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a device that retards something's motion“the car did not have proper restraints fitted”constraint
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lack of ornamentation“the room was simply decorated with great restraint”chasteness
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discipline in personal and social activities“I was a model of polite restraint.”control
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a rule or condition that limits freedom“legal restraints”
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the state of being physically constrained“dogs should be kept under restraint”constraint