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restraint

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Definitions
noun

the state of being physically constrained

“dogs should be kept under restraint”

noun

lack of ornamentation

“the room was simply decorated with great restraint”

noun

discipline in personal and social activities

“he was a model of polite restraint”

noun

a device that retards something's motion

“the car did not have proper restraints fitted”

noun

a rule or condition that limits freedom

“legal restraints”

noun

the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

“the unlawful restraint of trade”

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