Restraint

Restraint may refer to:

  • A personal virtue. See self control.
  • Physical restraint, the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, ropes, straps, etc.
    • Medical restraint, a subset of general physical restraint used for medical purposes
  • Restraint (film), an Australian thriller directed by David Deenan
  • Safety harness
  • The use of any type of brake etc. to slow down or stop any moving machine or vehicle

In legal terminology:

  • Restraint of trade, a restriction on a person's freedom to conduct business
  • Restraint on alienation, in property law, a clause that seeks to prohibit the recipient of property from transferring his or her interest
  • 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
  • Vertical restraints, agreements between firms or individuals at different levels of the production and distribution process

Famous quotes containing the word restraint:

    “Nobody can deny but religion is a comfort to the distressed, a cordial to the sick, and sometimes a restraint on the wicked; therefore whoever would argue or laugh it out of the world without giving some equivalent for it ought to be treated as a common enemy.”
    —Mary Wortley, Lady Montagu (1689–1762)

    “Injustice, cruelty, restraint of conscience, oppression, falsity, dishonour, deceit, violation of law and equity?—But look how they have cleaned up the cities and what wonderful roads they have built!”
    —Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)

    “The best way to teach a child restraint and generosity is to be a model of those qualities yourself. If your child sees that you want a particular item but refrain from buying it, either because it isn’t practical or because you can’t afford it, he will begin to understand restraint. Likewise, if you donate books or clothing to charity, take him with you to distribute the items to teach him about generosity.”
    —Lawrence Balter (20th century)