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was restrained for two months.
restraint n. 1 control, check, curb, rein, bridle, restriction,
constraint, limit, limitation, curtailment, taboo, ban,
interdict or interdiction, proscription, delimitation, bound(s),
embargo: The law places restraints on executives' buying and
selling shares in their own companies. In 1863, a bill for the
restraint of the press was brought before the House of Commons.
2 control, restriction, constraint, confinement; bondage, bonds,
fetters, shackles, handcuffs, gyves, bilboes, pinions, manacles,
ball and chain, strait-jacket, Colloq cuffs, bracelets: Despite
the restraints to his liberty, he felt a free man. He became
violent and had to be put under restraint. 3 control, reserve,
self-control, self-possession, poise, equanimity,
self-discipline, self-restraint: Heather Gorse exhibited
admirable restraint in remaining silent when teased her about
her name.
restrict v. limit, confine, bound, circumscribe, delimit, mark off,
demarcate, regulate; qualify, restrain, impede: Smoking is
allowed only in restricted areas. The opposition party said that
they would restrict the movement of heavy goods by road.
restriction
n. 1 condition, provision, proviso, qualification, stipulation:
One restriction is that purchasers of shares in the utility must
be resident in the UK. 2 See restraint, 1, above.
result n. 1 outcome, consequence, effect, end (result), fruit;
conclusion, upshot, issue, development, sequel, follow-up,
consequence, denouement or d‚nouement: It will take years to
evaluate the results of the new educational curriculum. As a
result of his speeding ticket, his driving licence was
suspended.
--v. 2 Often, result from. develop, emerge, follow, happen,
occur, come (about), come to pass, arise, evolve, be produced:
Severe burns can result from allowing children to play with
matches. The mixture that results may be highly volatile. 3
result in. end, conclude, culminate, terminate: The explosion
resulted in a heavy loss of life. The experience gained often
results in better safety devices.