restriction
something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
the act of restricting.
the state of being restricted.
Origin of restriction
1Other words for restriction
Other words from restriction
- non·re·stric·tion, noun
- o·ver·re·stric·tion, noun
- pre·re·stric·tion, noun
- pro·re·stric·tion, adjective
- self-re·stric·tion, noun
- su·per·re·stric·tion, noun
Words Nearby restriction
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How to use restriction in a sentence
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas have various restrictions.
LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum laws take effect in N.J., Ill. | Philip Van Slooten | September 9, 2020 | Washington BladeIt puts a layer in there that will stall getting workers back to work and they will have restrictions that other businesses won’t have.
City to Weigh Measure Giving Laid-Off Hotel Workers First Shot at Open Jobs | Maya Srikrishnan | September 8, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThey’re defined less by border restrictions than by the potential for domestic tourism.
Airbnb CEO: The pandemic will force us to see more of the world, not less | Verne Kopytoff | September 7, 2020 | FortuneBy the time we started, the entire trail was open, but there were still some restrictions in the northern-most states.
Inside an FKT Attempt on the Appalachian Trail | Martin Fritz Huber | September 3, 2020 | Outside OnlineEven now, speed limits and other restrictions make many online services virtually unusable.
Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet | Anthony Green | September 2, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
The restriction came as a shock to Jarrar, who frequently travels to his many international exhibitions.
The Palestinian Artist Trapped in the West Bank: ‘Every Minute, for Me, Was Like a Knife in My Heart.’ | Justin Jones | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCaloric restriction has also been shown to have an effect on thyroid hormones, specifically T3.
When Is It OK to Cheat? The Pros and Cons of Cheat Days | DailyBurn | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe restriction on the use of hands (decried by some soccer-objectors, including myself until we beat Ghana) is sensible.
The hardest condition to live with for Bartiromo was the Internet restriction.
Indeed, it highlights that such a restriction should not exist at all.
Their present restriction and partial extermination have been due to the incursions of the warlike Malays.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisIn the colony of British Guiana there had been an old law, which permitted the importation of labourers without restriction.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanAre not all these promises given in a general way, without restriction as to time, place, or persons?
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierThere is either no restriction, or none that Ptolemy thought worth mentioning, in the choice of the key and species.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroFrom the middle of the 17th century their trade was not free, but this was the only restriction from which they suffered.
British Dictionary definitions for restriction
/ (rɪˈstrɪkʃən) /
something that restricts; a restrictive measure, law, etc
the act of restricting or the state of being restricted
logic maths a condition that imposes a constraint on the possible values of a variable or on the domain of arguments of a function
Derived forms of restriction
- restrictionist, noun, adjective
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