Restraint Definition

rĭ-strānt
restraints
noun
restraints
A restraining or being restrained.
Webster's New World
The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom.
A suspect held in restraint.
American Heritage
A restraining influence or action.
Webster's New World
A means or instrument of restraining.
Webster's New World
A loss or limitation of liberty; confinement.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Restraint

Noun

Singular:
restraint
Plural:
restraints

Origin of Restraint

  • Middle English restreinte from Old French restrainte from feminine past participle of restraindre to restrain restrain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Restraint Sentence Examples

  • She sensed his restraint break.

  • Her father never would've shown such restraint.

  • On the whole he ruled well, his difficult position serving as some restraint upon his natural inclinations.

  • Recourse was had to legislation in restraint of free speech and public meeting.

  • The pope, Pius VII., who had long been kept under restraint by Napoleon at Fontainebleau, returned to Rome in May 1814, and was recognized by the congress of Vienna (not without some demur on the part of Austria) as the sovereign of all the former possessions of the Holy See.

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Words Starting With

RRERES

Words Ending With

TNTINT

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