Found 3 items, similar to Restraint.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: restraint pembatas, pendinding, pengekangan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: restraint restraint n 1: the of act controlling by restraining someone or something; “the unlawful restraint of trade” 2: discipline in personal and social activities; “he was a model of polite restraint”; “she never lost control of herself” [syn: control] [ant: unrestraint] 3: the state of being physically constrained; “dogs should be kept under restraint” [syn: constraint] 4: a rule or condition that limits freedom; “legal restraints”; “restraints imposed on imports” 5: lack of ornamentation; “the room was simply decorated with great restraint” [syn: chasteness, simplicity] 6: a device that retards something's motion; “the car did not have proper restraints fitted” [syn: constraint]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Restraint Restraint \Re*straint"\, n. [OF. restraincte, fr. restrainct, F. restreint, p. p. of restraindre, restrendre. See Restrain.] 1. The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental. [1913 Webster] No man was altogether above the restrains of law, and no man altogether below its protection. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being restrained. [1913 Webster] 3. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction. [1913 Webster] For one restraint, lords of the world besides. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;?oercion; confinement; limitation; restriction. [1913 Webster]