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Meaning of restraint

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  restraint
      n 1: the act of controlling by restraining someone or something;
           "the unlawful restraint of trade"
      2: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model
         of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
         [syn: {restraint}, {control}] [ant: {unrestraint}]
      3: the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be
         kept under restraint" [syn: {constraint}, {restraint}]
      4: a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints";
         "restraints imposed on imports"
      5: lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with
         great restraint" [syn: {chasteness}, {restraint},
         {simplicity}, {simpleness}]
      6: a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not
         have proper restraints fitted" [syn: {restraint},
         {constraint}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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