1. The act of controlling by restraining someone or something
   "the unlawful restraint of trade"
    
2. The state of being physically constrained
   "dogs should be kept under restraint";
   - constraint
    
3. A rule or condition that limits freedom
   "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
    
4. Discipline or moderation in personal and social behaviour
   "he was a model of polite restraint";
   - control
    
5. A device or mechanism that limits or prevents motion
   "the car did not have proper restraints fitted";
   - constraint
    
6. Lack of ornamentation
   "the room was simply decorated with great restraint";
   - chasteness, simplicity, simpleness

Derived forms: restraints

Type of: confinement, constraint, control, device, discipline, limitation, plainness, restriction

Encyclopedia: Restraint