Definition of restraint

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Restraint (n.) That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction..

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Confinement :: Confinement (n.) Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.
Delivery :: Delivery (n.) The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon..
Libertine :: Libertine (n.) One free from restraint; one who acts according to his impulses and desires; now, specifically, one who gives rein to lust; a rake; a debauchee..
Audacity :: Audacity (n.) Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a contempt of law or moral restraints.
Escape :: Escape (n.) That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression..
Reserve :: Reserve (n.) Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
Release :: Release (n.) To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go..
Repression :: Repression (n.) That which represses; check; restraint.
Runaway :: Runaway (a.) Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse..
Dissolute :: Dissolute (a.) Loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct; recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate; wanton; lewd; debauched..
Unfetter :: Unfetter (v. t.) To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to unshackle; to liberate; as, to unfetter the mind..
Stay :: Stay (n.) Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) A restraint; a curb; a check.
Fast :: Fast (v.) Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver..
Impotency :: Impotency (n.) Want of self-restraint or self-control.
Check :: Check (n.) Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff..
Check :: Check (v. t.) To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to hinder; to repress; to curb.
Back :: Back (adv.) In a state of restraint or hindrance.
Wanton :: Wanton (n.) One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.
Disorderly :: Disorderly (a.) Not complying with the restraints of order and law; tumultuous; unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly people; disorderly assemblies..
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