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re·straint (ri strānt′)
noun
- a restraining or being restrained
- a restraining influence or action
- a means or instrument of restraining
- a loss or limitation of liberty; confinement
- control of emotions, impulses, etc.; reserve; constraint
Etymology: ME restreinte < OFr restrainte < restreindre, to restrain
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