Restrictive Definition

rĭ-strĭktĭv
adjective
Of or relating to restriction.
American Heritage
Restricting or tending to restrict; limiting.
Restrictive regulations.
Webster's New World
Designating a modifier, as a word, phrase, or subordinate clause, that limits the reference of the word or phrase it modifies and thus is essential to the meaning of a sentence.
“who laughed” in “the person who laughed is my friend” is a restrictive relative clause.
Webster's New World
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