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restraint

re.straint \ri-'stra-nt\ n [ME, fr. MF restrainte, fr. restraindre] 1a: an 
   act of restraining : the state of being restrained  1b: a means, force, or 
   agency that restrains : INHIBITION  2: a control over the expression of 
   one's emotions or thoughts : RESER VE