restraint : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: restraint	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for restraint
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
restraint n the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade" discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" Synonym(s): restraint, control Antonym(s): unrestraint the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint" Synonym(s): constraint, restraint a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports" lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" Synonym(s): chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" Synonym(s): restraint, constraint
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.