restriction (redirected from restrictionist)

re·stric·tion  (r-strkshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of restricting.

b. The state of being restricted.

2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation.

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restriction

Noun

a rule or situation that limits or controls something or someone: operating under severe financial restrictions

Thesaurus

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

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restriction

noun 1. control, rule, condition, check, regulation, curb, restraint, constraint, confinement, containment, demarcation, stipulation

noun 2. limitation, handicap, inhibition

Translations

restriction [rɪsˈtrɪkʃən] n → restricción f; limitación f

restriction [rɪsˈtrɪkʃən] restrict n → restriction f, limitation f

restriction [rɪsˈtrɪkʃən] restrict n → Beschränkung f

restriction [rɪsˈtrɪkʃən] n → restrizione f; limitazione f