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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Free Will :: Free will () A will free from improper coercion or restraint.
Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious.
Unrein :: Unrein (v. t.) To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.
Free :: Free (superl.) Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming; easy.
Impotency :: Impotency (n.) Want of self-restraint or self-control.
Continent :: Continent (a.) Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.
Deliverance :: Deliverance (n.) The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint..
Indulge :: Indulge (v. i.) To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly, also, by to..
Continent :: Continent (a.) Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy..
Restriction :: Restriction (n.) That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade..
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..
Bond :: Bond (n.) The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver..
Self-control :: Self-control (n.) Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.
Limbus :: Limbus (n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo..
Self-indulgence :: Self-indulgence (n.) Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; -- the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial..
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant..
Untie :: Untie (v. t.) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
Check :: Check (n.) Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle, guard, restraint, or rebuff..
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