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Restraints placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to restrict their movement
“The stocks have stone blocks to sit on and metal restraints to shackle the legs.”
The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave
Something that hinders progress or movement
“Everngam baldly asserts that the provision is an unreasonable restraint on his ability to practice accountancy and the public's ability to avail itself of his services.”
A figurative limit
Plural for a strap or belt used to secure something in place
“Any driver failing to ensure that their child is secured with a restraint appropriate for their height and weight could be eligible for a fine.”
Plural for the state of being detained or confined
“A suspect under restraint should be allowed to communicate with and arrange for the presence of a lawyer.”
Plural for control over one's actions or emotions
“Stone insisted that the judiciary should exercise restraint and recognize the need for the legislative and executive branches to respond to the Great Depression.”
Plural for the practice of self-denial, typically to further one's wellbeing
“Start building on this pillar of health by practicing temperance, moderation, portion control, and restraint when it comes to food.”
Plural for unemotional or dispassionate behavior
“These respondents were raised in the 1960s to 1980s, a time when whitecollar workers were expected to exercise emotional restraint at work.”
Plural for acting with timidity or a lack of self-confidence
“She begins to speak of her suffering, and she does so reluctantly, with shyness and restraint.”
Plural for understatement, especially of artistic expression
“This tonal restraint also contributes to the antique look of the works, whose distressed and pocked surfaces appear to have weathered over time.”
Plural for the state, act, or fact of being (emotionally) calm and composed
Plural for the quality or condition of being plain or uncomplicated in form or design
Plural for the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious
Plural for determination or persistence during prolonged hardship
Plural for courteousness and refinement of manner
Plural for careful management of available resources
Plural for a strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog
Plural for the faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action
Plural for the quality of being staid or solemn
Plural for a guard, typically made of straps or wire, fitted over an animal's muzzle to stop it biting or feeding
Plural for the state or characteristic of being a virgin
Plural for an emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition
Plural for fixed price
Plural for the state of being cautious
Plural for behavior that is in keeping with good taste and propriety
Plural for a thing that is imposed, in particular an unfair or unwelcome demand or burden
Plural for the presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it really is
Plural for great embarrassment and shame
Plural for the action of seizing someone and taking them into custody
Plural for skill or diplomacy in dealing with others or with difficult issues
Plural for a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking
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