restricted

[ri-strik-tid]

adjective

1. confined; limited.

2. (of information, a document, etc.)

   1. bearing the classification restricted, usually the lowest level of classified information.

   2. limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified.

3. limited to or admitting only members of a particular group or class.

   a restricted neighborhood; a restricted hotel.

restricted

/ rɪˈstrɪktɪd /

adjective

1. limited or confined

2. not accessible to the general public or ( esp US ) out of bounds to military personnel

3. denoting or in a zone in which a speed limit or waiting restrictions for vehicles apply

Other Word Forms

• restrictedly adverb
• restrictedness noun
• nonrestricted adjective
• nonrestrictedly adverb
• self-restricted adjective
• unrestricted adjective
• unrestrictedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of restricted¹

First recorded in 1820–30; restrict + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Number 10's press secretary said "the suggestion that the government withheld evidence, withdrew witnesses or restricted the ability of a witness to draw on a particular bit of evidence are all untrue".

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These reefs were meant to serve as an alternative, given that access to the natural reef - known locally as Diattara - is restricted.

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"We have significantly restricted Russia's oil industry, and this significantly restricts the war."

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Women's job options have also been severely restricted and in September, books written by women were removed from universities.

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They banned girls over the age of 12 from getting an education, severely restricted job options for women and recently removed books written by women from universities.

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