{{Wiktionary|restraint}}
'''Restraint''' may refer to: {{toc right}} ==A form of control== * Restraint, or self-control, a personal virtue * Medical restraint, form of general physical restraint used for medical purposes * Physical restraint, the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, ropes, straps, etc.
==Arts, entertainment, and media== * ''Restraint'' (book), a non-fiction book on international relations by Barry Posen * ''Restraint'' (2008 film), an Australian thriller directed by David Deenan * ''Restraint'' (2017 film), an American horror directed by Adam Cushman
== Legal terminology == * Judicial restraint, a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power * Prior restraint, a government's actions that prevent materials from being distributed * Restraint on alienation, in property law, a clause that seeks to prohibit the recipient of property from transferring his or her interest * Restraint of trade, a restriction on a person's freedom to conduct business * Vertical restraints, agreements between firms or individuals at different levels of the production and distribution process
== See also == * Constraint (disambiguation)
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