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   Re·stric·tion

   /rəˈstrikSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one: "planning restrictions on commercial development" Similar reductionlimitationdiminutioncurtailmentcutbackcutscaling down
   • ▪ the limitation or control of someone or something, or the state of being limited or restricted: "the restriction of local government power" Similar limitationlimitconstraintcontrolcheckcurbregulationconditionprovisionprovisostipulationrequirementqualificationdemarcationriderstrings

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin restrictio(n-), from restringere ‘bind fast, confine’ (see restrict).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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