1. measures or conditions that restrict someone or something; limitations
2. physical devices used to prevent movement or control behavior
3. the practice of holding back or controlling one’s actions or emotions; self-control

Examples

• The government imposed new restraints on public gatherings.
• Budget restraints forced the company to cancel the project.
• The patient was placed in restraints for safety reasons.
• Police officers used restraints to secure the suspect.
• She showed remarkable restraints during the heated argument.
• Financial restraints prevented them from buying a new house.
• The treaty placed restraints on nuclear weapons development.