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restraint

Definition:

(nou) the act of controlling by restraining someone or something (nou) discipline in personal and social activities (nou) the state of being physically constrained (nou) a rule or condition that limits freedom (nou) lack of ornamentation (nou) a device that retards something's motion

Phonetic Transcription:

rɪˈstreɪnt

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Is it the use of the restraint that is cruel

It's the kind of restraint that was appreciated at the WC.

He exercised restraint on its habitual venality.

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