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circumscription

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of circumscription

1 something that limits oneʼs freedom of action or choice

  • such circumscriptions on the freedom of speech are antithetical to a free and open society
Synonyms of circumscription

check, condition, constraint, curb, fetter, limitation, restraint, restriction, stricture
Words Related to circumscription

exception, proviso, qualification, reservation, stipulation, strings

ban, prohibition, proscription
Near Antonyms of circumscription

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 of circumscription

confinement, limitation, rein, restriction, stint
Words Related to circumscription

constraint, restraint

containment, isolation, segregation

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