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re·stric·tion

(rĭ-strĭk′shən)

1. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted: the country's restriction of immigration.

2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation: a restriction banning dogs from the beach.

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restriction

(rɪˈstrɪkʃən)

1. something that restricts; a restrictive measure, law, etc

2. the act of restricting or the state of being restricted

3. (Logic) logic maths a condition that imposes a constraint on the possible values of a variable or on the domain of arguments of a function

4. (Mathematics) logic maths a condition that imposes a constraint on the possible values of a variable or on the domain of arguments of a function

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re•stric•tion

(rɪˈstrɪk ʃən)

n.

1. something that restricts.

2. the act of restricting.

3. the state of being restricted.

[1375–1425; < Late Latin restrictiō < Latin restric-, variant s. of restringere (see restrict)]

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Noun	1.	restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" limitation rule, regulation - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" narrowness - a restriction of range or scope; "the problem with achievement tests is the narrowness they impose on students"; "the attraction of the book is precisely its narrowness of focus"; "frustrated by the narrowness of people's horizons" quantification - a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no') restraint - a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
	2.	restriction - an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) limitation regulating, regulation - the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" load-shedding - cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply arms control - a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country hold-down - a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending" freeze - fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring" clampdown - sudden restriction on an activity
	3.	restriction - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area" confinement restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade" classification - restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people stipulation, specification - a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement circumscription - the act of circumscribing constraint - the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

restriction

noun

1. control, rule, condition, check, regulation, curb, restraint, constraint, confinement, containment, demarcation, stipulation the relaxation of travel restrictions

2. limitation, limit, handicap, constraint, inhibition the restrictions of urban living

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restriction

noun

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

circumscription, confinement, constraint, limitation, restraint.

2. Something that limits or restricts:

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

Translations

تَقييد، تَحْديدقَيْد، حَد

omezeníomezovánízákaz

begrænsning

Beschränkung Einschränkung Verbot

περιορισμός

limitación restricción

restriction réduction

takmörkuntakmörkun; hömlur

limitazione restrizione

innskrenkning

omejitev

kısıtlamasınırlama

管制约束限制

restriction

[rɪsˈtrɪkʃən] N → restricción f, limitación f
without restriction as to → sin restricción de ...
to place restrictions on the sale of a drug → poner limitaciones a la venta de una droga
to place restrictions on sb's liberty → restringir la libertad de algn

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restriction

[rɪˈstrɪkʃ^ən] n

(= limitation) [imports, sales, travel, amount, numbers, investment, growth] → restriction f
travel restrictions → restrictions de voyage
restrictions on sth
restrictions on growth → restrictions à la croissance
the lifting of restrictions on growth → la levée des restrictions à la croissance
restrictions on imports → restrictions sur les importations
the imposition of restrictions on weapons sales → l'imposition de restrictions sur les ventes d'armes
The government placed restrictions on sales of weapons → Le gouvernement a imposé des restrictions à la vente d'armes.
the lifting of restrictions on freedom of expression → la levée des restrictions de la liberté d'expression

(= limiting, confining) [freedom, movement] → restriction f

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restriction

n (→ etw gen) → Beschränkung f; (of freedom, authority also) → Einschränkung f; (on time, number also) → Begrenzung f; to place restrictions on something → etw beschränken or einschränken; restrictions of space → räumliche Beschränktheit; without restrictions → uneingeschränkt; speed restriction (Mot) → Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung f → or -beschränkung f; price restriction → Preisbeschränkung f

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restriction

[rɪˈstrɪkʃ/ən] n → limitazione f, restrizione f
to place restrictions on sth → imporre delle restrizioni su qc
speed restriction (Aut) → limite m di velocità

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restrict

(rəˈstrikt) verb

1. to keep within certain limits. I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.

2. to make less than usual, desirable etc. He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.

reˈstricted adjective

1. limited; narrow, small. a restricted space.

2. to which entry has been restricted to certain people. The battlefield was a restricted zone.

3. in which certain restrictions (eg a speed limit) apply. a restricted area.

reˈstriction (-ʃən) noun

1. a rule etc that limits or controls. Even in a free democracy a person's behaviour must be subject to certain restrictions.

2. the act of restricting. restriction of freedom.

reˈstrictive (-tiv) adjective

restricting or intended to restrict.

restriction

n restricción f, limitación f; intrauterine growth — restricción del crecimiento intrauterino, crecimiento intrauterino retardado; (medical) work — restricción de trabajo (por indicaciones médicas)

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The essential characteristic of the first is said to be, the restriction of its authority to the members in their collective capacities, without reaching to the individuals of whom they are composed.

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I think for that reason I have grown rather to resent his work and the ridiculous restriction he places upon my freedom because of it."

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Her income was not her own, she said, with such perpetual claims on it; and it was the more unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money would have been entirely at my mother's disposal, without any restriction whatever.

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In noveldom woman still sets the moral standard, and to her the males, who are in full revolt against the acceptance of the infatuation of a pair of lovers as the highest manifestation of the social instinct, and against the restriction of the affections within the narrow circle of blood relationship, and of the political sympathies within frontiers, are to her what she calls heartless brutes.

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He was tired of having to do things because he was told; and the restrictions irked him, not because they were unreasonable, but because they were restrictions.

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Possibly he accepted it as one of the restrictions of life.

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I don't wish to be hampered by any restrictions in the compilation of my notes.

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On the contrary, every person in this house was perfect master of his own time: and as he might at his pleasure satisfy all his appetites within the restrictions only of law, virtue, and religion; so he might, if his health required, or his inclination prompted him to temperance, or even to abstinence, absent himself from any meals, or retire from them, whenever he was so disposed, without even a sollicitation to the contrary: for, indeed, such sollicitations from superiors always savour very strongly of commands.

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But it has been found by the wisest of our Circles or Statesmen that the multiplication of restrictions on Females tends not only to the debilitation and diminution of the race, but also to the increase of domestic murders to such an extent that a State loses more than it gains by a too prohibitive Code.

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Here they come under some restrictions; they have to conform to the ordinary rules for trapping, and to submit to such restraints, and to take part in such general duties, as are established for the good order and safety of the camp.

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In 1794 or '95, a treaty with Great Britain removed the restrictions imposed upon the trade with the colonies, and opened a direct commercial intercourse between Canada and the United States.

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Journeys, London, servants, horses, table-- contractions and restrictions every where!