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Restraint may refer to:
A form of control
Restraint, or
self-control , a personal virtue
Medical restraint , form of general physical restraint used for medical purposes
Physical restraint , the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, ropes, straps, etc.
Arts, entertainment, and media
Legal terminology
Judicial restraint , a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power
Prior restraint , a government's actions that prevent materials from being distributed
Restraint on alienation , in property law, a clause that seeks to prohibit the recipient of property from transferring his or her interest
Restraint of trade , a restriction on a person's freedom to conduct business
Vertical restraints , agreements between firms or individuals at different levels of the production and distribution process
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Topics referred to by the same term