EnglishMain Dictionary
restriction
Universal Words
noun
1 [C] ~ (on sth) a rule or law that limits what you can do or what can happen:
import / speed / travel restrictions * to impose / place a restriction on sth * The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom. * There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.
2 [U] the act of limiting or controlling sb/sth:
sports clothes that prevent any restriction of movement * A diet to lose weight relies on calorie restriction in order to obtain results.
3 [C] a thing that limits the amount of freedom you have:
the restrictions of a prison
