restriction

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a. The act of restricting.

b. The state of being restricted.

2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation.

restriction [rɪˈstrɪkʃən]

1. something that restricts; a restrictive measure, law, etc.

2. the act of restricting or the state of being restricted

3. (Philosophy / Logic) (Mathematics) Logic Maths a condition that imposes a constraint on the possible values of a variable or on the domain of arguments of a function

restrictionist n & adj

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Noun	1.	restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" limitation rule, regulation - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" narrowness - a restriction of range or scope; "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons" quantification - a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no') restraint - a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
	2.	restriction - an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) limitation regulating, regulation - the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" load-shedding - cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply arms control - a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country hold-down - a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending" freeze - fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring" clampdown - sudden restriction on an activity
	3.	restriction - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area" confinement restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade" classification - restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people stipulation, specification - a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement circumscription - the act of circumscribing constraint - the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

restriction

noun

1. control, rule, condition, check, regulation, curb, restraint, constraint, confinement, containment, demarcation, stipulation the relaxation of travel restrictions

2. limitation, limit, handicap, constraint, inhibition the restrictions of urban living

Translations

restriction [rɪsˈtrɪkʃən] N → restricción f, limitación f
without restriction as to → sin restricción de ...
to place restrictions on the sale of a drug → poner limitaciones a la venta de una droga
to place restrictions on sb's liberty → restringir la libertad de algn

restriction [rɪˈstrɪkʃ^ən] n

(= limitation) [imports, sales, travel, amount, numbers, investment, growth] → restriction f
travel restrictions → restrictions de voyage
restrictions on sth
restrictions on growth → restrictions à la croissance
the lifting of restrictions on growth → la levée des restrictions à la croissance
restrictions on imports → restrictions sur les importations
the imposition of restrictions on weapons sales → l'imposition de restrictions sur les ventes d'armes
The government placed restrictions on sales of weapons → Le gouvernement a imposé des restrictions à la vente d'armes.
the lifting of restrictions on freedom of expression → la levée des restrictions de la liberté d'expression

(= limiting, confining) [freedom, movement] → restriction f

restriction

n (→ etw gen) → Beschränkung f; (of freedom, authority also) → Einschränkung f; (on time, number also) → Begrenzung f; to place restrictions on something → etw beschränken or einschränken; restrictions of space → räumliche Beschränktheit; without restrictions → uneingeschränkt; speed restriction (Mot) → Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung f → or -beschränkung f; price restriction → Preisbeschränkung f

restriction [rɪˈstrɪkʃ/ən] n → limitazione f, restrizione f
to place restrictions on sth → imporre delle restrizioni su qc
speed restriction (Aut) → limite m di velocità

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Her income was not her own, she said, with such perpetual claims on it; and it was the more unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money would have been entirely at my mother's disposal, without any restriction whatever.

Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context

In noveldom woman still sets the moral standard, and to her the males, who are in full revolt against the acceptance of the infatuation of a pair of lovers as the highest manifestation of the social instinct, and against the restriction of the affections within the narrow circle of blood relationship, and of the political sympathies within frontiers, are to her what she calls heartless brutes.

An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context

The essential characteristic of the first is said to be, the restriction of its authority to the members in their collective capacities, without reaching to the individuals of whom they are composed.

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context

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