Restraint

noun

rɪ'streɪnt

Noun

the state of being physically constrained
“dogs should be kept under restraint”
Similar:Constraint
Type of:Confinement
lack of ornamentation
“the room was simply decorated with great restraint”
Similar:ChastenessSimplenessSimplicity
Type of:Plainness
discipline in personal and social activities
“he was a model of polite restraint”
Similar:Control
Type of:Discipline
a device that retards something's motion
“the car did not have proper restraints fitted”
Similar:Constraint
Type of:Device
a rule or condition that limits freedom
“legal restraints”
“restraints imposed on imports”
Type of:RestrictionLimitation
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
“the unlawful restraint of trade”
Type of:Control