Hypertext Webster Gateway: "restriction"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
restriction
n 1: a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am
willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
[syn: {limitation}]
2: the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good
plan but it has serious limitations" [syn: {limitation}]
3: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) [syn: {limitation}]
4: the act of restricting by restraint
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