restriction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restrictiō, from Latin restringō. Morphologically restrict + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
A surge of tight restriction emanates from the locale as tense muscles quiver like overtuned violin strings, and the feeling of shifting the kneecap back in place is very similar to cracking a knuckle (and in fact can produce an audible pop, adding a delightful aural component to the mix).
2013 June 25, Chris Kluwe, “A Bit of Strained Groin and a Dash of Trick Knee”, in Slate, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2019:
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(countable, uncountable) A regulation or limitation that restricts.
In its lawsuit, the Times said the policy unlawfully restricts essential newsgathering techniques and gives the Pentagon “unfettered” discretion to revoke passes, permitting it to impose the type of “viewpoint-based” press restrictions forbidden by the constitution.
2026 March 20, “US judge blocks Pentagon’s restrictions on press after New York Times lawsuit”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2026:In the year 1819, Sir Robert Peel brought in a bill, and which finally passed both houses, and received the royal assent on the 2nd July, for continuing the restrictions contained in several acts of parliament, on payments in cash by the bank of England, until the 1st day of May, 1823, and to provide for the gradual resumption of cash payments: [...] VIII. After the first day of May, 1822, the bank of England, if they shall think fit, may pay or exchange the lawful coin of the realm, for any of their own notes, payable on demand.
1835, Thomas Stephen, “The Rise, Progress, and Gradual Improvement of the Laws of England”, in The Book of the Constitution of Great Britain: […], Glasgow; Edinburgh: Blackie & Son, […]; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun., & Co.; London: Simpkin & Marshall, →OCLC, pages 275–276:
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(countable, uncountable) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
Echinorhagata is likewise supported by typical echinoderid autapomorphies, inclusive the number of trichoscalids that is reduced from 14 to 6; restriction of lateral accessory spines to females only; and an apparent restriction of the middorsal spines to appear only on segments 4 to 8.
2015 July 23, “Phylogeny of Kinorhyncha Based on Morphology and Two Molecular Loci”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| restrictions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
restrictionism · value restriction · counterrestriction · width restriction · field restriction · overrestriction · georestriction · nonrestriction · restrictionless · restriction enzyme · restrictionary · restrictionist · macrorestriction · antirestriction · endorestriction
Relateds
restrain · constriction · restrict · restraint
Translations (109)
sa अवधारण (regulation or limitation) · bg рестри́кция (degradation of DNA) · de Einschränkung (regulation or limitation) · it restrizione (regulation or limitation) · ru рестри́кция (regulation or limitation) · fr restriction (degradation of DNA) · ar قَيْد (act or state) · ur بَنْدِش (act or state) · be абмежава́ньне (act or state) · ro restricție (regulation or limitation) · pl obostrzenie (regulation or limitation) · bg ограниче́ние (regulation or limitation) · de Begrenzung (act or state) · ka შეზღუდვა (act or state) · el περιορισμός (act or state) · ur قَید (act or state) · bg ограниче́ние (act or state) · it restrizione (act or state) · mk ограничување (regulation or limitation) · uk обме́ження (regulation or limitation) · es restricción (act or state) · pt restrição (degradation of DNA) · it restrizione (degradation of DNA) · tr sınırlama (act or state) · nb restriksjon (regulation or limitation) · cs omezení (regulation or limitation) · sl omejitev (act or state) · kk шектеу (act or state) · ru ограниче́ние (act or state) · ar اِقْتِصَار (act or state) · he הַגְבָּלָה (act or state) · ky чектеме (act or state) · hu korlátozás (act or state) · lt apribojimas (act or state) · lo ຂໍ້ຈຳກັດ (act or state) · fa-ira مَحْدودِیَّت (act or state) · sv inskränkning (act or state) · cs omezení (act or state) · de Einschränkung (act or state) · es restricción (degradation of DNA) · ur مَحْدُودِیَت (act or state) · ko 제한 (act or state) · sk obmedzenie (act or state) · uz cheklash (act or state) · hi प्रतिबंध (act or state) · sh ограниче́ње (act or state) · be абмежава́нне (regulation or limitation) · tr kısıtlama (act or state) · bg огранича́ване (act or state) · nn restriksjon (regulation or limitation) · et piiramine (act or state) · pl ograniczenie (act or state) · lt apribojimas (regulation or limitation) · nl beperking (act or state) · ca restricció (regulation or limitation) · hi बंदिश (act or state) · be абмежава́нне (act or state) · kk шектеме (act or state) · ga teorannú (act or state) · th ข้อจำกัด (act or state) · fi rajoittaminen (act or state) · da indskrænkning (act or state) · et piirang (regulation or limitation) · ca restricció (act or state) · pl restrykcja (regulation or limitation) · be абмежава́ньне (regulation or limitation) · lv ierobežojums (act or state) · mk ограничување (act or state) · de Beschränkung (regulation or limitation) · fi rajoite (regulation or limitation) · fa-ira قِید (act or state) · fr restriction (act or state) · sv begränsning (regulation or limitation) · ro restricție (act or state) · es cortapisa (regulation or limitation) · tg маҳдудият (act or state) · de Beschränkung (act or state) · nb begrensning (act or state) · tg қайд (act or state) · sv restriktion (regulation or limitation) · es restricción (regulation or limitation) · sv begränsning (act or state) · ar تَقْيِيد (act or state) · ky чектөө (act or state) · uk обме́ження (act or state) · ja 制限 (act or state) · ru рестри́кция (degradation of DNA) · ru ограниче́ние (regulation or limitation) · az məhdudiyyət (act or state) · hy սահմանափակում (act or state) · hi निषेध (act or state) · uz cheklov (act or state) · fi rajoitus (regulation or limitation) · hi रुकावट (act or state) · sq kufizim (act or state) · he סְיָג (act or state) · ur پابَنْدی (act or state) · ar قَيْد (regulation or limitation) · sh ograničénje (act or state) · yue 限制 (act or state) · ur رُکاوَٹ (act or state) · is takmörkun (act or state) · th การจำกัด (act or state) · vi hạn chế (act or state) · my အကန့်အသတ် (act or state) · pt restrição (act or state) · hi पाबंदी (act or state) · cmn 限制 (act or state) · da begrænsning (act or state)