Restriction
[rɪ'strɪkʃ(ə)n] or [rɪ'strɪkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); 'the restriction of the infection to a focal area'.
(noun.) a principle that limits the extent of something; 'I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements'.
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Definition
(n.) The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.
(n.) That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Limitation, constraint, confinement, restraint.
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Examples
- We have already discussed the relationship of social development to the restriction of the idea of property (chap. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Such organizations of restriction upon free intercourse have come and gone in great variety in the history of all long-standing civilizations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nobody but mere merchants could be admitted; a restriction which excluded all shop-keepers and retailers. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Graham would not long bear it; he brought with him a generous influence that soon thawed the timid, self-imposed restriction. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Some of the restrictions of that Act amaze us to-day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Civilization held nothing like this in its narrow and circumscribed sphere, hemmed in by restrictions and conventionalities. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She paused before him with a smile which seemed at once designed to admit him to her familiarity, and to remind him of the restrictions it imposed. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- But in the particular counties of Kent and Sussex, the restrictions are still more troublesome. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Among other painful restrictions, she has occasioned it to become a law among us, never to mention Raymond's name before her. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He will have to impose restrictions. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In order to prevent exportation, the whole inland commerce of wool is laid under very burdensome and oppressive restrictions. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You accept Providence with your own restrictions. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- True, but as ANY good Portland cement can be used, and no restrictions as to source of supply are enforced, he, or rather his company, will be merely one of many possible purveyors. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- For the more self-governing a people becomes, the less possible it is to prescribe external restrictions. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Practically none of them were opened until December, 1914, and then only under severe restrictions which were held in force until confidence had returned. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He saw their limitations and restrictions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We had quite forgotten all such petty restrictions as chapters, we solemnly declare. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Natural law would accomplish the same result in human relations, if men would only get rid of the artificial man-imposed coercive restrictions. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- When such restrictions are imposed upon the inland trade, the coasting trade, we may believe, cannot be left very free. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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