Definition of restraint

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Restraint (n.) The state of being restrained.

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Collar :: Collar (n.) Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog..
Unruly :: Unruly (superl.) Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct..
Mad :: Mad (superl.) Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform..
Prisoner :: Prisoner (n.) A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court..
Fetter :: Fetter (p. pr. & vb. n.) To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations..
Stint :: Stint (v. t.) Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
Unbay :: Unbay (v. t.) To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open.
Restraint :: Restraint (n.) The state of being restrained.
Back :: Back (adv.) In a state of restraint or hindrance.
Durance :: Durance (n.) Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak.
Unmew :: Unmew (v. t.) To release from confinement or restraint.
Chain :: Chain (n.) A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc..
Runaway :: Runaway (a.) Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse..
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..
Deliverance :: Deliverance (n.) The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive..
Unshackle :: Unshackle (v. t.) To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter.
Leave :: Leave (n.) Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
Self-restraint :: Self-restraint (n.) Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.
Loosen :: Loosen (v. t.) To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
Dispunishable :: Dispunishable (a.) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
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