restriction
noun OPAL W
  /rɪˈstrɪkʃn/
  /rɪˈstrɪkʃn/
- [countable] a rule or law that limits what you can do or what can happen
- import/speed/travel restrictions
 - restriction on something to impose/place a restriction on something
 - The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom.
 - There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.
 
Synonyms limitlimit- restriction
 - control
 - constraint
 - restraint
 - limitation
 
- limit the greatest or smallest amount of something that is allowed:
- The EU has set strict limits on pollution levels.
 - the speed limit
 
 - restriction (rather formal) a rule or law that limits what you can do:
- There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.
 
 - control (often in compounds) the act of limiting or managing something; a method of doing this:
- arms control
 
 - constraint (rather formal) a fact or decision that limits what you can do:
- We have to work within severe constraints of time and money.
 
 - restraint (rather formal) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting something because it is necessary or sensible to do so:
- The government has imposed export restraints on some products.
 - The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint.
 
 - limitation the act or process of limiting something; a rule, fact or condition that limits something:
- They would resist any limitation of their powers.
 
 
- limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations on something
 - limits/limitations to something
 - severe limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
 - tight limits/restrictions/controls/constraints
 - to impose/remove limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
 - to lift restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationb2- Confidentiality restrictions prevent me from giving any names.
 - He doesn't put any restrictions on me.
 - The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.
 - The government has introduced tough new import restrictions.
 - The press asked for restrictions on reporting the war to be lifted.
 - The regulations were seen as a restriction on personal freedom.
 - The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.
 - The restriction was relaxed in 2002.
 - The right of sale is subject to certain restrictions.
 - They have the potential to enforce restrictions such as no smoking policies.
 - a Senate bill that seeks to tighten restrictions on coal plant emissions
 - arbitrary restrictions on medicines
 - free movement of goods between member countries without any artificial restrictions
 - plans to create further vehicle restrictions in the city
 - restrictions that limit access to land and raw materials
 - the dietary restrictions of Judaism
 - Speed restrictions are in operation on the M4 due to poor visibility.
 - The hospital management has imposed a restriction on visiting hours.
 - They had to live for a month with certain restrictions on their freedom of movement.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draconian
 - harsh
 - severe
 - …
 
- create
 - impose
 - introduce
 - …
 
- affect something
 - apply
 - limit something
 - …
 
- order
 
- with restriction
 - with no restriction
 - without restriction
 - …
 
 - [uncountable] the act of limiting or controlling somebody/something
- sports clothes that prevent any restriction of movement
 - A diet to lose weight relies on calorie restriction in order to obtain results.
 
Extra Examples- Citizens of the EU can travel without restriction within the EU.
 - another instance of the restriction of basic civil liberties
 - the health benefits of calorie restriction
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draconian
 - harsh
 - severe
 - …
 
- create
 - impose
 - introduce
 - …
 
- affect something
 - apply
 - limit something
 - …
 
- order
 
- with restriction
 - with no restriction
 - without restriction
 - …
 
 - [countable] a thing that limits the amount of freedom you have
- the restrictions of a prison
 
 
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin restrictio(n-), from restringere ‘bind fast, confine’, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.
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