restraint (
http://definr.com/restraint)
n 1: the act controlling by restraining someone or something;
"the unlawful restraint of trade"
2: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a
model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of
herself" [syn:
control] [ant:
unrestraint]
3: the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be
kept under restraint" [syn:
constraint]
4: a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints";
"restraints imposed on imports"
5: lack of ornamentation [syn:
chasteness,
simplicity]
6: a device that stops something from moving; "the car did not
have proper restraints fitted" [syn:
constraint]