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nonrestraint

[ non-ri-streynt ]
/ ˌnɒn rɪˈstreɪnt /

noun

absence or lack of restraint.

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Origin of nonrestraint

First recorded in 1840–50; non- + restraint

Words nearby nonrestraint

nonrepresentational, nonresident, nonresidential, nonresistance, nonresistant, nonrestraint, nonrestrictive, nonrestrictive clause, nonreturn, nonreturnable, nonreturn valve
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