The meaning of RESTRAINT is an act of restraining : the state of being restrained. How to use restraint in a sentence.

RESTRAINT definition: 1. calm and controlled behaviour: 2. something that limits the freedom of someone or something, or…. Learn more.

a device that restrains, such as a harness:[countable] a child restraint for use in the car. reserve in feelings, behavior, etc.:[uncountable] speaking with restraint.

1. the ability to control or moderate one's impulses, passions, etc: to show restraint.

Restraint is calm, controlled, and unemotional behaviour. They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected. I'll speak to the staff and ask them to exercise restraint and common sense. Restraint of …

The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom. A suspect held in restraint.

noun In dynamics, an absolute geometrical condition supposed to be precisely fulfilled: thus, a body moving upon an unyielding surface is subject to a restraint.