Restraint - Definition

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]