constraint

[Con*straint·]

A constraint is a limit or restriction. Hopefully your school won't cut the sports or music programs due to budget constraints!

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The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

Noun
the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

Noun
a device that retards something''s motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"

Noun
the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"

n.
The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

Constraint

Con*straint" , n. [OF. constrainte, F. constrainte.] The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

Long imprisonment and hard constraint.

Not by constraint, but b my choice, I came.

Syn. -- Compulsion; violence; necessity; urgency. -- Constraint, Compulsion. Constraint implies strong binding force; as, the constraint of necessity; the constraint of fear. Compulsion implies the exertion of some urgent impelling force; as, driven by compulsion. The former prevents us from acting agreeably to our wishes; the latter forces us to act contrary to our will. Compulsion is always produced by some active agent; a constraint may be laid upon us by the forms of civil society, or by other outward circumstances. Crabb.

The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

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Usage Examples

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.

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Other Usage Examples

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.

And so when I moved to IBM, I moved because I thought I could apply technology. I didn't actually have to do my engineer - I was an electrical engineer, but I could apply it. And that was when I changed. And when I got there, though, I have to say, at the time, I really never felt there was a constraint about being a woman. I really did not.