restriction
noun
re·stric·tion
ri-ˈstrik-shən 
1
2
: an act of restricting : the condition of being restricted
Examples of restriction in a Sentence
Building in that area came with some restrictions.
They placed restrictions on smoking indoors.
They will lift export restrictions.
illegal restriction of free speech
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The Progressives believed that these restrictions would allow independent experts to carry out important specialized government duties successfully, based on the merits and free from political interference.
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Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department maintains that the restrictions established by Humphrey's Executor don't apply to today's FTC or other multimember regulatory bodies, given the power those agencies now wield.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
The restrictions Ritchin describes relate mostly to photography’s troubling inability to illustrate what is outside the frame.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Public-health guidelines are not scripture, and Americans will still find plenty of reason to debate when restrictions have gone too far, or when health officials have gotten the guidance wrong.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department maintains that the restrictions established by Humphrey's Executor don't apply to today's FTC or other multimember regulatory bodies, given the power those agencies now wield.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
The restrictions Ritchin describes relate mostly to photography’s troubling inability to illustrate what is outside the frame.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Public-health guidelines are not scripture, and Americans will still find plenty of reason to debate when restrictions have gone too far, or when health officials have gotten the guidance wrong.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Restriction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restriction. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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restriction
noun
re·stric·tion
ri-ˈstrik-shən
1
: something (as a law or rule) that restricts
2
: an act of restricting : the condition of being restricted
Medical Definition
restriction
noun
re·stric·tion
ri-ˈstrik-shən
often attributive
: the breaking of double-stranded DNA into fragments by restriction enzymes
restriction sites
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