Definition of restraint

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Restraint (n.) 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..

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Obedience :: Obedience (n.) The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control..
Unshackle :: Unshackle (v. t.) To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter.
Bond :: Bond (n.) The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint..
Free Will :: Free will () A will free from improper coercion or restraint.
Intemperately :: Intemperately (adv.) In an intemperate manner; immoderately; excessively; without restraint.
Continency :: Continency (n.) The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence..
Rein :: Rein (n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint..
Detention :: Detention (n.) Confinement; restraint; custody.
Fast :: Fast (v.) Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver..
Incorrection :: Incorrection (n.) Want of correction, restraint, or discipline..
Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Under legal or moral restraint or obligation.
Range :: Range (v. i.) To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.
Rescue :: Rescue (v.) The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation..
Holdback :: Holdback (n.) Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle.
Audacious :: Audacious (a.) Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent..
Release :: Release (n.) The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage..
Licentiate :: Licentiate (n.) One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty, as if having a license therefor..
Freely :: Freely (adv.) In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously.
Durance :: Durance (n.) Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak.
Unpinion :: Unpinion (v. t.) To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint.
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