1.the of act controlling by restraining someone or something;
the unlawful restraint of trade
2.discipline in personal and social activities;
he was a model of polite restraint
3.the state of being physically constrained;
dogs should be kept under restraint
4.a rule or condition that limits freedom;
legal restraints
5.lack of ornamentation;
the room was simply decorated with great restraint
6.a device that retards something's motion;
the car did not have proper restraints fitted