Constraint

  • 61constraint — n 1. confinement, imprisonment, incarceration, durance, detention; captivity, chains, bonds; bondage, slavery, servitude, thralldom, subjugation, enthrallment. 2. repression, control, inhibition, stifling, restraint, suppression; diffidence,… …

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  • 62constraint — con·straint …

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  • 63constraint — [kənˈstreɪnt] noun [C] a limit on something Syn: limitation The time constraints on the project are quite strict.[/ex] …

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  • 64constraint — con•straint [[t]kənˈstreɪnt[/t]] n. 1) limitation or restriction 2) repression of natural feelings and impulses 3) unnatural restraint in manner; embarrassment 4) something that constrains 5) the act of constraining 6) the condition of being… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 65constraint — /kənˈstreɪnt / (say kuhn straynt) noun 1. confinement or restriction. 2. repression of natural feelings and impulses. 3. unnatural restraint in manner, etc.; embarrassment. 4. something that constrains. 5. the act of constraining. 6. the… …

  • 66constraint — Act of constraining, i.e. state of being restrained or restricted …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 67constraint — Act of constraining, i.e. state of being restrained or restricted …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 68constraint — Duress; restraint; compulsion. Gates v Hester, 81 Ala 357, 360; an abridgment of liberty or hindrance of the will. Edmondson v Harris, 2 Tenn Ch 427, 433 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 69constraint — n. 1 the act or result of constraining or being constrained; restriction of liberty. 2 something that constrains; a limitation on motion or action. 3 the restraint of natural feelings or their expression; a constrained manner. Etymology: ME f. OF …

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  • 70Constraint-induced movement therapy — A form of intensive physical therapy aimed at reorganizing and reprogramming the brain after a stroke, a traumatic brain injury, or spinal cord damage …

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