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re·straint  (r-strnt)

n.

1. The act of restraining or the condition of being restrained.

2. Loss or abridgment of freedom.

3. An influence that inhibits or restrains; a limitation.

4. An instrument or a means of restraining.

5. Control or repression of feelings; constraint.

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[Middle English restreinte, from Old French restrainte, from feminine past participle of restraindre, to restrain; see restrain.]

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restraint [rɪˈstreɪnt]

n

1. the ability to control or moderate one's impulses, passions, etc to show restraint

2. the act of restraining or the state of being restrained

3. something that restrains; restriction

[from Old French restreinte, from restreindre to restrain]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade" control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" leash, collar - a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash" damper - a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans" bridle, curb, check - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" immobilizing, immobilisation, immobilization - the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team" confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them containment - the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion" curtailment, suppression - the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper" restraint of trade - any act that tends to prevent free competition in business restriction, confinement - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
	2.	restraint - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" control discipline - the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops" self-restraint, temperateness - exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate" temperance, moderation - the trait of avoiding excesses inhibition - the quality of being inhibited continence - voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge unrestraint - the quality of lacking restraint
	3.	restraint - the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint" constraint confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement" cage - something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
	4.	restraint - a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports" limitation, restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" floodgate - something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
	5.	restraint - lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" chasteness, simpleness, simplicity plainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
	6.	restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" constraint air bag - a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward airbrake, dive brake - a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft arrester, arrester hook - a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier band - a restraint put around something to hold it together brake - a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle brake - anything that slows or hinders a process; "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"; "new legislation will put the brakes on spending" brake pad - one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk brake shoe, skid, shoe - a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" chain - anything that acts as a restraint device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place gag, muzzle - restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting leash, tether, lead - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal ignition lock, lock - a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key muzzle - a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting life belt, safety belt, safety harness - belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt sea anchor, drogue - restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind hamper, shackle, trammel, bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) trammel - a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble

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restraint

noun

1. limitation, limit, check, ban, boycott, embargo, curb, rein, taboo, bridle, disqualification, interdict Criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
limitation freedom, liberty

2. self-control, self-discipline, self-restraint, self-possession, pulling your punches They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected.
self-control licence, excess, self-indulgence, intemperance, immoderation

3. constraint, limitation, inhibition, moderation, hold, control, restriction, prevention, suppression, hindrance, curtailment A Bill of Rights would act as a restraint on judicial power.

4. confinement, arrest, detention, imprisonment, captivity, bondage, fetters There was a meeting and he was put under restraint.

5. belt, strap, harness, seat belt, safety belt Children are always safer in a restraint or belt.

Translations

restraint [rɪsˈtreɪnt] N

1. (= check) → restricción f; (= control) → control m; (= check on wages) → moderación f
a restraint on trade → una restricción sobre el comercio
a restraint on free enterprise → una limitación de la libre empresa
to be under a restraint → estar cohibido
to fret under a restraint → impacientarse por una restricción
to put sb under a restraint → refrenar a algn (Jur) → imponer una restricción legal a algn
without restraint → sin restricción

2. (= constraint) [of manner] → reserva f; [of character] → moderación f, comedimiento m

3. (= self-control) → autodominio m, control m de sí mismo
he showed great restraint → mostró poseer un gran autodominio

restraint [rɪˈstreɪnt] n

(= restriction) → contrainte f
without restraint → sans retenue

(= control) → contrôle m
price restraint → contrôle des prix
wage restraint → contrôle des salaires

(= self-control) → retenue f

[style] → sobriété f

(= safety device) → dispositif m de retenue child restraint

restraint

n

(= restriction) → Einschränkung f, → Beschränkung f; without restraint → unbeschränkt; develop → ungehemmt; to put/keep somebody under restraint (Jur) → jdn in Haft nehmen/behalten

(= moderation) → Beherrschung f; to show a lack of restraint → wenig Beherrschung zeigen; he said with great restraint that … → er sagte sehr beherrscht, dass …; to express oneself without restraint → sich zwangslos ausdrücken; wage restraint → Zurückhaltung f → bei Lohnforderungen

(= head restraint) → Kopfstütze f

restraint [rɪˈstreɪnt] n

a. (check, control) → limitazioni fpl, restrizioni fpl
wage restraint → contenimento salariale

b. (constraint, moderation, YYY, of manner) → ritegno, riservatezza; (self-control) → autocontrollo
without restraint → senza reticenze, liberamente