restraint

[ri-streynt] /rɪˈstreɪnt/
noun
1.
a restraining action or influence:
freedom from restraint.
2.
Sometimes, restraints. a means of or device for restraining, as a harness for the body.
3.
the act of restraining, holding back, controlling, or checking.
4.
the state or fact of being restrained; deprivation of liberty; confinement.
5.
constraint or reserve in feelings, behavior, etc.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English restreinte < Middle French restrainte, noun use of feminine past participle of restraindre to restrain
Related forms
overrestraint, noun
prerestraint, noun
Synonyms
4. circumscription, restriction, imprisonment, incarceration.
Antonyms
4. liberty.
Examples from the web for restraint
  • They also underwent physical therapy for several hours on weekdays, during which they wore the restraint.
  • Might be a good idea for more persons to exercise similar restraint.
  • She called for restraint and for the conference to adopt a learning culture.
  • Critter could get no leverage, that's why the lamp post restraint worked.
  • Hybrid teas and floribundas generally grow with more restraint.
  • Freedom of speech does not mean speech totally uninhibited by any legal restraint.
  • Some people feel no restraint when in possession of a credit card.
  • His humanity, courage, his restraint and his modesty makes us also to think about the human condition.
  • We've focused on the driver's space and what protects the driver: restraint systems, the seat, and the space around him.
  • We do not see moral restraint in the world, and degradation has resulted.
British Dictionary definitions for restraint

restraint

/rɪˈstreɪnt/
noun
1.
the ability to control or moderate one's impulses, passions, etc: to show restraint
2.
the act of restraining or the state of being restrained
3.
something that restrains; restriction
Word Origin
C15: from Old French restreinte, from restreindre to restrain
Word Origin and History for restraint
n.

"action of restraining; means of restraint," early 15c., from Old French restreinte, noun use of fem. past participle of restraindre (see restrain). Sense of "reserve" is from c.1600.

restraint in Medicine

restraint re·straint (rĭ-strānt')
n.

  1. An instrument or a means of restraint to prevent the infliction of harm to self or others, such as a straightjacket.

  2. Control or repression of feelings; constraint.