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    • restraint :the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
      • the unlawful restraint of trade

    • restraint :discipline in personal and social activities
      • he was a model of polite restraint|she never lost control of herself

    • restraint :the state of being physically constrained
      • dogs should be kept under restraint

    • restraint :a rule or condition that limits freedom
      • legal restraints|restraints imposed on imports

    • restraint :lack of ornamentation
      • the room was simply decorated with great restraint

    • restraint :a device that retards something's motion
      • the car did not have proper restraints fitted

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