Restraint may refer to:
A form of control
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self-control
Self-control, an aspect of inhibitory control, is the ability to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior in the face of temptations and impulses. As an executive function, it is a cognitive process that is necessary for regulating one's b ...
, a personal virtue
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Medical restraint
Medical restraints are physical restraints used during certain medical procedures to restrain patients with (supposedly) the minimum of discomfort and pain and to prevent them from injuring themselves or others. Rationale
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, form of general physical restraint used for medical purposes
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Physical restraint
Physical restraint refers to means of purposely limiting or obstructing the freedom of a person's bodily movement.
Basic methods
Usually, binding objects such as handcuffs, legcuffs, ropes, chains, straps or straitjackets are used for this ...
, the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, ropes, straps, etc.
Arts, entertainment, and media
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''Restraint'' (book), a non-fiction book on international relations by Barry Posen
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''Restraint'' (2008 film), an Australian thriller directed by David Deenan
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''Restraint'' (2017 film), an American horror directed by Adam Cushman
Legal terminology
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Judicial restraint
Judicial restraint is a judicial interpretation that recommends favoring the status quo in judicial activities; it is the opposite of judicial activism. Aspects of judicial restraint include the principle of stare decisis (that new decisions s ...
, a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power
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Prior restraint
Prior restraint (also referred to as prior censorship or pre-publication censorship) is censorship imposed, usually by a government or institution, on expression, that prohibits particular instances of expression. It is in contrast to censorship ...
, a government's actions that prevent materials from being distributed
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Restraint on alienation
A restraint on alienation, in the law of real property, is a clause used in the conveyance of real property that seeks to prohibit the recipient from selling or otherwise transferring their interest in the property. Under the common law such r ...
, in property law, a clause that seeks to prohibit the recipient of property from transferring his or her interest
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Restraint of trade
Restraints of trade is a common law doctrine relating to the enforceability of contractual restrictions on freedom to conduct business. It is a precursor of modern competition law. In an old leading case of '' Mitchel v Reynolds'' (1711) Lord S ...
, a restriction on a person's freedom to conduct business
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Vertical restraints Vertical restraints are competition restrictions in agreements between firms or individuals at different levels of the production and distribution process. Vertical restraints are to be distinguished from so-called "horizontal restraints", which are ...
, agreements between firms or individuals at different levels of the production and distribution process
See also
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Constraint (disambiguation)
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