- restriction, limitation - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
--1 is a kind of rule, regulation
--1 has particulars: quantification; restraint - limitation, restriction - an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
--2 is a kind of regulation, regulating
--2 has particulars:load-shedding; arms control; hold-down; freeze; clampdown Derived forms: verb restrict2, verb restrict1, verb restrict3 - restriction - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
--3 is a kind of restraint
--3 has particulars:classification; stipulation, specification; circumscription; constraint Derived form: verb restrict3