Restraint
Key Facts
Abbreviation
R
Pronunciation
/rɪˈstreɪnt/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Law & Legal
Examples in Context
- The Prime Minister is calling for new restraints on trade unions
- They behaved with more restraint than I 'd expected
- For a year and a half, wage restraint on a voluntary basis worked
- With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
- I 'll speak to the staff and ask them to exercise restraint and common sense.