circumscription

circumscription

noun

Definition of CIRCUMSCRIPTION

1

something that limits one's freedom of action or choice <such circumscriptions on the freedom of speech are antithetical to a free and open society>

Synonyms check, circumscription, condition, constraint, curb, fetter, limitation, restraint, stricture

Related Words exception, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, strings; ban, prohibition, proscription

Near Antonyms freedom, latitude

2

the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries <electronic monitoring bracelets are sometimes used to impose a circumscription of movement on people awaiting trial>

Synonyms circumscription, confinement, limitation, rein, stint

Related Words constraint, restraint; containment, isolation, segregation