1. bound or confined by legal obligation or contract; restricted in freedom of action
Usage: formal or legal; often used in historical or Scottish legal contexts
2. constrained or tightened, especially in a physical or physiological sense
Usage: medical or technical

Examples

• The tenant was astricted to the land and could not leave without the landlord's permission.
• Under the old feudal system, peasants were astricted to their lord's estate.
• The contract astricted the company from disclosing proprietary information.
• The medication caused astricted blood vessels in the affected area.
• Workers felt astricted by the rigid rules of the factory.
• The agreement astricted both parties to strict compliance with safety standards.