RESTRICTED Definition & Meaning

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restricted

[ri-strik-tid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

confined; limited.
(of information, a document, etc.)
1. bearing the classification restricted, usually the lowest level of classified information.
2. limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified.
limited to or admitting only members of a particular group or class.
a restricted neighborhood; a restricted hotel.

restricted

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limited or confined
not accessible to the general public or ( esp US ) out of bounds to military personnel
denoting or in a zone in which a speed limit or waiting restrictions for vehicles apply

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First recorded in 1820–30; restrict + -ed ²

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The scope of what was signed on Monday also appeared more restricted than the general terms of the deal as outlined last month.

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For now the fighting between Israel and Iran seems restricted to the two nations.

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They then remained enslaved and their mobility restricted for almost a century.

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The water industry has already commissioned reports looking at what might happen if the spreading is restricted.

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Members of the military are typically restricted from engaging in law enforcement duties.

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