restriction
noun
re·stric·tion
ri-ˈstrik-shən 
1
2
: an act of restricting : the condition of being restricted
Examples of restriction in a Sentence
Building in that area came with some restrictions.
They placed restrictions on smoking indoors.
They will lift export restrictions.
illegal restriction of free speech
Recent Examples on the Web
Some cities and retailers banned plastic straws, and a few states imposed restrictions.
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Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Judges have recently blocked or suspended efforts by the Trump administration to ban transgender people from the military, abolish the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and to place restrictions on birthright citizenship.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Unlike the current record holder, who couldn’t visit North Korea due to U.S. travel restrictions, Mofid, a dual national, spent five days in Pyongyang, entering on his other passport rather than just stepping into the DMZ (the demilitarized zone at the border between North and South Korea).
—Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The company’s outlook underscores how sensitive manufacturers are to trade restrictions, even for companies that are committed to building products in the U.S.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
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Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Judges have recently blocked or suspended efforts by the Trump administration to ban transgender people from the military, abolish the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and to place restrictions on birthright citizenship.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Unlike the current record holder, who couldn’t visit North Korea due to U.S. travel restrictions, Mofid, a dual national, spent five days in Pyongyang, entering on his other passport rather than just stepping into the DMZ (the demilitarized zone at the border between North and South Korea).
—Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The company’s outlook underscores how sensitive manufacturers are to trade restrictions, even for companies that are committed to building products in the U.S.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Restriction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restriction. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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restriction
noun
re·stric·tion
ri-ˈstrik-shən
1
: something (as a law or rule) that restricts
2
: an act of restricting : the condition of being restricted
Medical Definition
restriction
noun
re·stric·tion
ri-ˈstrik-shən
often attributive
: the breaking of double-stranded DNA into fragments by restriction enzymes
restriction sites
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