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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. Compare classification ( def 5 ).
  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • reˈstrictedly, adverb
  • reˈstrictedness, noun
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Other Words From

  • re·stricted·ly adverb
  • re·stricted·ness noun
  • nonre·stricted adjective
  • nonre·stricted·ly adverb
  • self-re·stricted adjective
  • unre·stricted adjective
  • unre·stricted·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of restricted1

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

And actually I can think of a hell of a great way to kill Orcs but I am always restricted by PG-13, unfortunately.

Under the terms of probation, Ai is restricted from participating in any form of interviews.

This [Boko Haram] problem is restricted to three out of 36 states in the country.

In France, for example, abortion is available in the first trimester but heavily restricted after.

In the 19th century, when mountaineering was developing as a sport, the playing field was highly restricted.

Cotton exchanges reopened on November 16, and stock exchanges opened for restricted trading shortly thereafter.

Each has the same rights, and each is equally restricted in exercising them by the corresponding rights of the other.

Of the other substances, iodine is restricted exclusively to sea-plants, but to them it appears to be essential.

Unless restricted by his principal, or by contrary usage, he may sell goods on a reasonable term of credit.

If he is restricted to cash sales only, or is not protected by usage in selling on credit, he cannot do so.

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