restriction
The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
Noun
- The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
- A surge of tight restriction emanates from the locale as tense muscles quiver like overtuned violin strings, and the feeling of shifting the kneecap back in place is very similar to cracking a knuckle (and in fact can...
- A regulation or limitation that restricts.
- In the year 1819, Sir Robert Peel brought in a bill, and which finally passed both houses, and received the royal assent on the 2nd July, for continuing the restrictions contained in several acts of parliament, on...
- In its lawsuit, the Times said the policy unlawfully restricts essential newsgathering techniques and gives the Pentagon “unfettered” discretion to revoke passes, permitting it to impose the type of “viewpoint-based”...
- The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
- Echinorhagata is likewise supported by typical echinoderid autapomorphies, inclusive the number of trichoscalids that is reduced from 14 to 6; restriction of lateral accessory spines to females only; and an apparent...
Origin
From Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restrictiō, from Latin restringō. Morphologically restrict + -ion.
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antirestriction counterrestriction endorestriction field restriction georestriction macrorestriction nonrestriction overrestriction restrictionary restriction enzyme restrictionism restrictionist restrictionless value restriction width restriction