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re·straint

(rĭ-strānt′)

a. The act of restraining: police restraint of the suspect.

b. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom: a suspect held in restraint.

a. An influence that inhibits or restrains: "If the enemy could be defined as radically evil, then the restraints of morality did not apply" (James Carroll).

b. A device or other means of restraining movement: a child restraint in a car.

3. Control of the expression of one's feelings; constraint: cursed without restraint.

[Middle English restreinte, from Old French restrainte, from feminine past participle of restraindre, to restrain; see restrain.]

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restraint

(rɪˈstreɪnt)

1. the ability to control or moderate one's impulses, passions, etc: to show restraint.

2. the act of restraining or the state of being restrained

3. something that restrains; restriction

[C15: from Old French restreinte, from restreindre to restrain]

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re•straint

(rɪˈstreɪnt)

n.

1. a restraining action or influence.

2. a means of restraining.

3. a device that restrains, as a harness.

4. the act of restraining.

5. the state or fact of being restrained; confinement.

6. constraint or reserve, as in behavior.

[1350–1400; Middle English restreinte < Middle French restrainte, n. use of feminine past participle of restraindre to restrain]

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Noun	1.	restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade" control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" leash, collar - a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash" damper - a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans" bridle, curb, check - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" immobilizing, immobilisation, immobilization - the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team" confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them containment - the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion" curtailment, suppression - the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper" restraint of trade - any act that tends to prevent free competition in business restriction, confinement - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
	2.	restraint - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" control discipline - the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops" self-restraint, temperateness - exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate" temperance, moderation - the trait of avoiding excesses inhibition - the quality of being inhibited continence - voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge unrestraint - the quality of lacking restraint
	3.	restraint - the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint" constraint confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement" cage - something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
	4.	restraint - a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports" limitation, restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" floodgate - something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
	5.	restraint - lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" chasteness, simpleness, simplicity plainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
	6.	restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" constraint air bag - a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward airbrake, dive brake - a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft arrester, arrester hook - a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier band - a restraint put around something to hold it together brake - a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle brake - anything that slows or hinders a process; "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"; "new legislation will put the brakes on spending" brake pad - one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk brake shoe, skid, shoe - a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" chain - anything that acts as a restraint device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place gag, muzzle - restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting leash, tether, lead - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal ignition lock, lock - a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key muzzle - a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting life belt, safety belt, safety harness - belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt sea anchor, drogue - restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind hamper, shackle, trammel, bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) trammel - a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble

restraint

noun

1. limitation, limit, check, ban, boycott, embargo, curb, rein, taboo, bridle, disqualification, interdict Criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
limitation freedom, liberty

2. self-control, self-discipline, self-restraint, self-possession, pulling your punches They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected.
self-control licence, excess, self-indulgence, intemperance, immoderation

3. constraint, limitation, inhibition, moderation, hold, control, restriction, prevention, suppression, hindrance, curtailment A Bill of Rights would act as a restraint on judicial power.

4. confinement, arrest, detention, imprisonment, captivity, bondage, fetters There was a meeting and he was put under restraint.

5. belt, strap, harness, seat belt, safety belt Children are always safer in a restraint or belt.

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restraint

noun

1. The act of limiting or condition of being limited:

circumscription, confinement, constraint, limitation, restriction.

2. Something that limits or restricts:

check, circumscription, constraint, cramp, curb, inhibition, limit, limitation, restriction, stricture, trammel.

3. An instrument or means of restraining:

bit, brake, bridle, leash, snaffle.

4. Something that physically confines the legs or arms:

bond, chain (used in plural), fetter, handcuff (often used in plural), hobble, iron (used in plural), manacle, shackle.

Archaic: gyve.

5. The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:

control, reserve, reticence, self-control, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness.

Translations

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brzdanje

restraint

[rɪsˈtreɪnt] N

1. (= check) → restricción f; (= control) → control m; (= check on wages) → moderación f
a restraint on trade → una restricción sobre el comercio
a restraint on free enterprise → una limitación de la libre empresa
to be under a restraint → estar cohibido
to fret under a restraint → impacientarse por una restricción
to put sb under a restraint → refrenar a algn (Jur) → imponer una restricción legal a algn
without restraint → sin restricción

2. (= constraint) [of manner] → reserva f; [of character] → moderación f, comedimiento m

3. (= self-control) → autodominio m, control m de sí mismo
he showed great restraint → mostró poseer un gran autodominio

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restraint

[rɪˈstreɪnt] n

(= restriction) → contrainte f
without restraint → sans retenue

(= control) → contrôle m
price restraint → contrôle des prix
wage restraint → contrôle des salaires

(= self-control) → retenue f

[style] → sobriété f

(= safety device) → dispositif m de retenue child restraint

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restraint

(= restriction) → Einschränkung f, → Beschränkung f; without restraint → unbeschränkt; develop → ungehemmt; to put/keep somebody under restraint (Jur) → jdn in Haft nehmen/behalten

(= moderation) → Beherrschung f; to show a lack of restraint → wenig Beherrschung zeigen; he said with great restraint that … → er sagte sehr beherrscht, dass …; to express oneself without restraint → sich zwangslos ausdrücken; wage restraint → Zurückhaltung f → bei Lohnforderungen

(= head restraint) → Kopfstütze f

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restraint

[rɪˈstreɪnt] n

a. (check, control) → limitazioni fpl, restrizioni fpl
wage restraint → contenimento salariale

b. (constraint, moderation, YYY, of manner) → ritegno, riservatezza; (self-control) → autocontrollo
without restraint → senza reticenze, liberamente

re·straint

n. restricción; confinamiento;

___ in bed → ___ en cama;

mechanical ___ → ___ mecánica;

medicinal ___ → ___ con uso de medicamentos.

restraint

n (of a patient) contención f, sujeción f; chemical — contención or sujeción química; mechanical — contención or sujeción mecánica; physical restraints correas, ataduras, cintas para limitar los movimientos de un paciente agitado

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But, after all, it may be good for ships to go through a period of restraint and repose, as the restraint and self- communion of inactivity may be good for an unruly soul - not, indeed, that I mean to say that ships are unruly; on the contrary, they are faithful creatures, as so many men can testify.

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Malone desires to state that both the injunction for restraint and the libel action have been withdrawn unreservedly by Professor G.

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I hope you don't think the case is bad enough to be a case for restraint?"

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Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with that gallant army which had fought the disastrous campaigns ending with the fall of Corinth, and he chafed under the inglorious restraint, longing for the release of his energies, the larger life of the soldier, the opportunity for distinction.

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But the most ordinary cause of a single life, is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go near to think their girdles and garters, to be bonds and shackles.

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I left the old gentleman and Miss Halcombe to enter the house together, and to talk of family matters undisturbed by the restraint of a stranger's presence.

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In whatever city then the women are not under good regulations, we must look upon one half of it as not under the restraint of law, as it there happened; for the legislator, desiring to make his whole city a collection of warriors with respect to the men, he most evidently accomplished his design; but in the meantime the women were quite neglected, for they live without restraint in every improper indulgence and luxury.

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He looked fitter for restraint than liberty--the restraint of a hospital.

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I am sure I cannot say that it HAD, but while Miss Summers declares that Miss Vernon showed no signs of obstinacy or perverseness during her whole stay in Wigmore Street, till she was detected in this scheme, I cannot so readily credit what Lady Susan has made him, and wants to make me believe, that it was merely an impatience of restraint and a desire of escaping from the tuition of masters which brought on the plan of an elopement.

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Janet is a dear soul and very nicelooking; tall, but not over-tall; stoutish, yet with a certain restraint of outline suggestive of a thrifty soul who is not going to be overlavish even in the matter of avoirdupois.

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One day a woman came down to the edge of the water and was stooping to remove her attire (a pair of sandals) when the consul, incensed beyond restraint, fired a charge of bird-shot into the most conspicuous part of her person.