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restraint

[ri-streynt]

noun

  1. a restraining action or influence.

    freedom from restraint.

  2. Sometimes restraints. a means of or device for restraining, as a harness for the body.

  3. the act of restraining, holding back, controlling, or checking.

  4. the state or fact of being restrained; restrained; deprivation of liberty; confinement.

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  5. constraint or reserve in feelings, behavior, etc.



restraint

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noun

  1. the ability to control or moderate one's impulses, passions, etc

    to show restraint

  2. the act of restraining or the state of being restrained

  3. something that restrains; restriction

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • overrestraint noun
  • prerestraint noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of restraint1

1350–1400; Middle English restreinte < Middle French restrainte, noun use of feminine past participle of restraindre to restrain
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of restraint1

C15: from Old French restreinte , from restreindre to restrain
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And what restraint – if any - can the US exert on Israel?

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Other world leaders have called for restraint on both sides.

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"Now is the time for restraint, calm and a return to diplomacy."

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Strunk and White’s “The Elements of Style†recommends restraint with what it calls “a dash,†cautioning that it should be used “only when a more common mark of punctuation seems inadequate.â€

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Newsom’s restraint ended when Trump usurped the governor’s authority over the weekend by deploying the California National Guard to the streets of Los Angeles to quell protests against immigration raids.

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