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restriction
restriction
noun
Definition of RESTRICTION
1
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice <the logging company decided to relocate to another state where there would be fewer restrictions on its operations>
Synonyms check, circumscription, condition, constraint, curb, fetter, limitation, restraint, stricture
Related Words exception, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, strings; ban, prohibition, proscription
2
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries <the restriction of surfing to the southern end of the beach rankled some surfers>
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