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Constraint

Constraint Meaning & Definition
Constraint Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Constraint?

[n] the act of constraining
[n] a device that stops something from moving; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
[n] the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Constraint: restraint | restraint

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Constraint In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*straint"\, n. [OF. constrainte, F. constrainte.] The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. Long imprisonment and hard constraint. --Spenser. Not by constraint, but by my choice, I came. --Dryden. Syn: Compulsion; violence; necessity; urgency. Usage: {Constraint}, {Compulsion}. Constraint implies strong binding force; as, the constraint of necessity; the constraint of fear. Compulsion implies the exertion of some urgent impelling force; as, driven by compulsion. The former prevents us from acting agreeably to our wishes; the latter forces us to act contrary to our will. Compulsion is always produced by some active agent; a constraint may be laid upon us by the forms of civil society, or by other outward circumstances. --Crabb.

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