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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              No man was altogether above the restrains of law,
              and no man altogether below its protection.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The state of being restrained.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the
        like; limitation; restriction.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For one restraint, lords of the world besides.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;?oercion;
          confinement; limitation; restriction.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  restraint
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο περιορισμός, η συγκράτηση, η «χαλιναγώγηση»

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  restraint
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or
  secures
     2 (lb en uncountable) control or caution; reserve

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  restraint
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or
  secures
     2 (lb en uncountable) control or caution; reserve

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  restraint
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or
  secures
     2 (lb en uncountable) control or caution; reserve

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  restraint
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or
  secures
     2 (lb en uncountable) control or caution; reserve

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  restraint
     Englanti n.
     1 side
     2 maltti, itsehillintä, pidättyväisyys

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  restraint
     Engelska n.
     1 hämsko, hinder
     2 inskränkning, begränsning
     3 behärskning, återhållsamhet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Restraint /ɹɪstɹˈeɪnt/
  ضبط النفس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  restraint //ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt// 
  1. сдържаност
  control or caution; reserve
  2. закрепване, ограничение
  something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures