restraint
/rɪˈstreɪnt/ n [C/U]Definition
› determined control over behavior in order to prevent the strong expression of emotion or any violent action: [U] You really have to show a lot of restraint to stay out of debt. › A restraint is something that limits freedom of movement, action, or growth: [C] Social restraints seem to have become dangerously unrestrictive.
(Definition of restraint n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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