restraint

  • 31RESTRAINT — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index restraint noun bit2, chastity, modesty, reserve, shyness, temperance adjective chaste, conservative, modest …

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  • 32restraint —    1. an attempt to limit wage increases    One of a series of euphemisms used by governments which seek to curb the inflation generated in part by their own profligacy or incompetence, by limiting wages and salaries.    See also freeze1 and… …

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  • 33restraint —   Kāohi.    ♦ To give without restraint, hā awi hemolele …

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  • 34restraint of trade — 1: an act, fact, or means of curbing the free flow of commerce or trade covenant not to compete with an employer after leaving is in restraint of trade and must be reasonable to be enforced 2: an attempt or intent to eliminate or stifle… …

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  • 35restraint of trade — ► COMMERCE an illegal agreement that damages someone s ability to do business: »Any contract which interferes with the free exercise of his trade or business is a contract in restraint of trade. → See also PRICE RESTRAINT(Cf. ↑price restraint),… …

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  • 36restraint on alienation — restraint on alienation: something that serves to prevent a party from alienating property; specif: a provision in an instrument (as a deed or will) that purports to prohibit or penalize the use of the power of alienation ◇ Though not necessarily …

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  • 37restraint, judicial — n. The doctrine that cases should be decided on the narrowest possible grounds, without resolving unnecessary issues, especially political or social controversies. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 38restraint of movement — index quarantine Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 39restraint of trade — n. interruption of the free movement of goods in commerce; restriction or prevention of business competition, as by monopoly, price fixing, etc …

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  • 40Restraint of trade — Contract law Part o …

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