Restraint in a sentence as a noun

It requires loads of love, patience and restraint.

At least this way, Apple will have to exercise some restraint.

The FAA is right in wanting to exercise restraint and gradually walk into a sensible set of rules.

If something is physically addictive, then someone with strong restraint might find an exception there.

Unlike the seller who just walked away with a pile of cash for selling his goodwill interest, I am not paid for being burdened with this restraint.

This piece eschews the normal alpha bravado that I would expect from Putin in favor of a coherent argument in favor of restraint.

When a senior employee with knowledge of company secrets leaves they're often saddled with a restraint of trade agreement that lasts at least a year and sometimes more.

In the hands of the surveillance state, the same technique results in a situation where citizens must simply trust the authorities to exercise restraint.

Constructing social/political/economic systems that reward power to those with self-restraint, and engender trust in those who could harm us is also important.

Why aren't people at every level of government so afraid to admit mistakes, apologize for wrong-doing, and ashamed at the lack of restraint, the lack of compassion, and the lack of principled action shown by their people?

Because it would be illegal to prevent a person from working in their field of expertise, the company bars them from their offices but keeps paying them their regular salary until the restraint of trade period is up.

Prior restraint of news media is routine in China, and accounts for a great deal of the public ignorance in China that keeps the current dictatorial regime in power, but it is not at all a friendly act toward the United States.

And the law says, "yes, indeed, this is a restraint of trade in that it limits what the seller can do in pursuit of his trade or business following the sale but it is a reasonable restraint of trade, and hence enforceable, because it protects the value of the goodwill interest bought by the buyer for which good value was paid.

Dr Johnson, they said: “we are delighted to find that you’ve not included any indecent or obscene words in your dictionary.”“Ladies, said dr Johnson, “I can congratulate you on being able to look them up.”Anyone who can understand that joke gets the point about censorship, especially prior restraint as it is known in the US for it is banned by the first amendment of the Constitution.

Restraint definitions

noun

the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"

noun

discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"

See also: control

noun

the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"

See also: constraint

noun

a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"

noun

lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"

See also: chasteness simplicity simpleness

noun

a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"

See also: constraint