restrict

restrict
re·strict vt
1: to subject to bounds or limits
restrict the height of buildings
restrict visitation rights
2: to place under restrictions as to use or distribution
restrict ed the land to recreational use

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

restrict
I verb astrict, bar, bind, bound, bridle, cage, censor, chain, check, circumscribe, circumscribere, cloister, coercere, confine, constrain, control, coop, cramp, curb, debar, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, diminish, disallow, enchain, encumber, entrammel, exclude, fetter, forbid, frustrate, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hedge in, hem in, hobble, hold back, immure, inhibit, interdict, keep within limits, limit, localize, manacle, modify, muzzle, narrow, obstruct, pen, pin down, pinion, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put under restraint, qualify, reduce, repress, restrain, restringe, secure, shackle, shut out, specialize, stifle, stop, suppress, taboo, tether, tie up, trammel, veto, wall in associated concepts: restricted allotment, restricted assets II index abridge (divest), bar (exclude), block, border (bound), capture, censor, check (restrain), clog, compel, condemn (ban), confine, constrain (imprison), constrain (restrain), constrict (inhibit), contain (restrain), control (restrain), debar, detain (restrain), deter, disadvantage, discipline (control), disfranchise, disqualify, enclose, enjoin, estop, exclude, fetter, forbid, halt, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, interdict, jail, keep (restrain), limit, lock, modify (moderate), occlude, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe (prohibit), qualify (condition), repress, restrain, specialize, toll (stop), trammel, withhold

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


restrict
v.
To limit, confine, or control; to limit freedom of motion or action.
n.
restriction

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • restrict — re‧strict [rɪˈstrɪkt] verb [transitive] to limit or put controls on the amount, size, or range of something: restrict something to something • The bank imposed a ruling, restricting credit increases to 2.5%. • laws that restrict public employee… …   Financial and business terms

  • Restrict — Re*strict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restricted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Restricting}.] To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet. [1913 Webster] Syn: To limit;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Restrict — Re*strict , a. [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See {Restrain}.] Restricted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • restrict — (v.) 1530s, from L. restrictus, pp. of restringere (see RESTRICTION (Cf. restriction)). Regarded 18c. as a Scottishism. Related: RESTRICTED (Cf. Restricted); restricting …   Etymology dictionary

  • restrict — *limit, circumscribe, confine Analogous words: bind, *tie: *contract, shrink: *restrain, curb, check Contrasted words: *extend, lengthen: *expand, amplify, swell: enlarge, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • restrict — [v] confine, limit situation or ability to participate bind, bottle up, bound, chain, check, circumscribe, come down on, constrict, contain, contract, cool down, cramp, curb, decrease, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, demark, diminish,… …   New thesaurus

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  • restrict — [ri strikt′] vt. [< L restrictus, pp. of restringere: see RESTRAIN] to keep within certain limits; put certain limitations on; confine SYN. LIMIT …   English World dictionary

  • restrict — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, seriously (esp. BrE), severely, sharply (esp. BrE), significantly ▪ further ▪ The government is considering new laws which will further restrict people s access to firearms …   Collocations dictionary

  • restrict — [[t]rɪstrɪ̱kt[/t]] restricts, restricting, restricted 1) VERB If you restrict something, you put a limit on it in order to reduce it or prevent it becoming too great. [V n] There is talk of raising the admission requirements to restrict the… …   English dictionary

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