restraint : Idioms & Phrases

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combination in restraint of trade

  • noun (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)
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head restraint

  • noun a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
    headrest.
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restraint of trade

  • noun any act that tends to prevent free competition in business
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self-restraint

  • noun exhibiting restraint imposed on the self
    temperateness.
    • an effective temperateness in debate
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Self`-re*straint" noun
Definitions
  1. Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.
Webster 1913