restriction

Noun
  1. A principle that limits the extent of something (synset 105854882)
    "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
    is a type of: regulation, rule - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    subtypes:
    • narrowness - a restriction of range or scope
    • quantification - a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
    • restraint - a rule or condition that limits freedom
    same as: limitation
  2. An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (synset 100809843)
    is a type of: regulating, regulation - the act of controlling or directing according to rule
    subtypes:
    • load-shedding - cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
    • arms control - a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
    • hold-down - a limitation or constraint
    • freeze - fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
    • clampdown - sudden restriction on an activity
    same as: limitation
  3. The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) (synset 101151109)
    "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
    is a type of: restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
    subtypes:
    • classification - restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
    • specification, stipulation - a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
    • circumscription - the act of circumscribing
    • constraint - the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
    same as: confinement

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