noun
- A principle that limits the extent of something.
- usage: "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
- synonyms: limitation
- An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation.
- synonyms: limitation
- The act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary. )
- usage: "the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
- synonyms: confinement
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