something that restricts; a restrictive measure, law, etc the act of restricting or the state of being restricted
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re•stric•tion /rɪˈstrɪkʃən/USA pronunciation
n. the act of restricting;
the state of being restricted:[uncountable]acting without restriction. See -strict-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- [countable] something that restricts:thought there were too many restrictions on business.
the state of being restricted:[uncountable]acting without restriction.
re•stric•tion
(ri strik′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- something that restricts;
a restrictive condition or regulation;
limitation. - the act of restricting.
- the state of being restricted.
- Late Latin restrictiōn- (stem of restrictiō), equivalent. to Latin restrict(us) (see restrict) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rule, provision, reservation, restraint.
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