restrictive practice
noun [C] UK specializedDefinition
› in industry or business, an action that limits the freedom of workers or employers: Management accused the union of restrictive practices.Industrial action
(Definition of restrictive practice noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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