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re⋅straint

  [ri-streynt]
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–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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME restreinte < MF restrainte, n. use of fem. ptp. of restraindre to restrain

Synonyms:
4. circumscription, restriction, imprisonment, incarceration.

Antonyms:
4. liberty.
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re·straint   (rĭ-strānt')   
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.


[Middle English restreinte, from Old French restrainte, from feminine past participle of restraindre, to restrain; see restrain.]
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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)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: re·straint
Pronunciation: ri-'strAnt
Function: noun
: a device that restricts movement <restraints such as straitjacketsfor violent patients>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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restraint re·straint (rĭ-strānt')
n.

  1. An instrument or a means of restraint to prevent the infliction of harm to self or others, such as a straightjacket.

  2. Control or repression of feelings; constraint.

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