restriction

[ ri-strik-shuhn ]

noun

1. something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.

   Synonyms: restraint, reservation, provision, rule

2. the act of restricting.
3. the state of being restricted. restricted.

restriction

/ rɪˈstrɪkʃən /

noun

1. something that restricts; a restrictive measure, law, etc
2. the act of restricting or the state of being restricted
3. 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

• reˈstrictionist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of restriction¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Late Latin restrictiōn-, stem of restrictiō; equivalent to restrict + -ion

Example Sentences

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas have various restrictions.

From Washington Blade

It puts a layer in there that will stall getting workers back to work and they will have restrictions that other businesses won’t have.

From Voice of San Diego

They’re defined less by border restrictions than by the potential for domestic tourism.

From Fortune

By the time we started, the entire trail was open, but there were still some restrictions in the northern-most states.

From Outside Online

Even now, speed limits and other restrictions make many online services virtually unusable.

From MIT Technology Review

The restriction came as a shock to Jarrar, who frequently travels to his many international exhibitions.

From The Daily Beast

Caloric restriction has also been shown to have an effect on thyroid hormones, specifically T3.

From The Daily Beast

The restriction on the use of hands (decried by some soccer-objectors, including myself until we beat Ghana) is sensible.

From The Daily Beast

The hardest condition to live with for Bartiromo was the Internet restriction.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, it highlights that such a restriction should not exist at all.

From The Daily Beast

Their present restriction and partial extermination have been due to the incursions of the warlike Malays.

From Project Gutenberg

In the colony of British Guiana there had been an old law, which permitted the importation of labourers without restriction.

From Project Gutenberg

Are not all these promises given in a general way, without restriction as to time, place, or persons?

From Project Gutenberg

There is either no restriction, or none that Ptolemy thought worth mentioning, in the choice of the key and species.

From Project Gutenberg

From the middle of the 17th century their trade was not free, but this was the only restriction from which they suffered.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• check
• condition
• constraint
• control
• curb
• limit
• regulation
• restraint
• rule
• stipulation
• stricture