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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESTRIC'TION, n. [L. restrictus.]
1. Limitation; confinement within bounds.
This is to have the same restriction as all other recreations.
Restriction of words, is the limitation of their signification in a particular manner or degree.
2. Restraint; as restrictions on trade.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" [syn: restriction, limitation]
2: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) [syn: limitation, restriction]
3: the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); "the restriction of the infection to a focal area" [syn: restriction, confinement]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-French restriction, from Late Latin restriction-, restrictio, from Latin restringere Date: 15th century 1. something that restricts: as a. a regulation that restricts or restrains <restrictions for hunters> b. a limitation on the use or enjoyment of property or a facility 2. an act of restricting ; the condition of being restricted

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the act or an instance of restricting; the state of being restricted. 2 a thing that restricts. 3 a limitation placed on action. Derivatives: restrictionist adj. & n. Etymology: ME f. OF restriction or L restrictio (as RESTRICT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Restriction Re*stric"tion, n. [F. restriction, L. restrictio.] 1. The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds. This is to have the same restriction with all other recreations,that it be made a divertisement. --Giv. of Tonque. 2. That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(restrictions) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A restriction is an official rule that limits what you can do or that limits the amount or size of something. ...the lifting of restrictions on political parties and the news media... N-COUNT: oft N on n 2. You can refer to anything that limits what you can do as a restriction. His parents are trying to make up to him for the restrictions of urban living... = limitation N-COUNT 3. see also restrict

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Limitation, confinement. 2. Restraint, constraint. 3. Reservation, reserve.

Moby Thesaurus

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