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constraint(dictionary)
CONSTRAINT(law)
Constraint-induced movement therapy(health)

constraint (iou)



constraint noun. LME.
[Old French constreinte use as noun of fem. of pa. pple of constraindre (see CONSTRAIN).]
Coercion, compulsion. LME.
E. A. Freeman How far the electors acted under constraint.
Oppression, affliction. LME-L16.
Restriction of liberty; something that restricts freedom of action or (Mechanics) of motion. L16.
M. McCarthy Social constraints.
Restricted expression of natural feelings and impulses; a constrained manner. E18.
V. Woolf There was always some constraint between them.