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re⋅straint
[ri-streynt] 
–noun
| 1. | a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint. |
| 2. | Sometimes, restraints. a means of or device for restraining, as a harness for the body. |
| 3. | the act of restraining, holding back, controlling, or checking. |
| 4. | the state or fact of being restrained; deprivation of liberty; confinement. |
| 5. | constraint or reserve in feelings, behavior, etc. |
Synonyms:
4. circumscription, restriction, imprisonment, incarceration.
4. circumscription, restriction, imprisonment, incarceration.
Antonyms:
4. liberty.
4. liberty.
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| re·straint (rĭ-strānt') n.
[Middle English restreinte, from Old French restrainte, from feminine past participle of restraindre, to restrain; see restrain.] |
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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.
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Main Entry: re·straint
Pronunciation: ri-'strAnt
Function: noun
1 a : an act or fact of restraining —see also PRIOR RESTRAINT b : the state of being restrained
2 a : a means of restraining b : a device that restricts movement (as of prisoners or violent psychiatric patients)
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Main Entry: re·straint
Pronunciation: ri-'strAnt
Function: noun
: a device that restricts movement <restraints such as straitjacketsfor violent patients>
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restraint re·straint (rĭ-strānt')
n.
- An instrument or a means of restraint to prevent the infliction of harm to self or others, such as a straightjacket.
- Control or repression of feelings; constraint.
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