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Meanings of in restraint in English

In check.

Usage of in restraint in English
1
He began with faith in liberty; he ended with faith in restraint.
Old and New Masters
2
Home Office subcontractors that provide escorting services are trained in restraint procedures.
The Guardian
3
He built the Tower of London, to hold the City in restraint.
The Evolution of an Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of England
4
Before a hand could reach me in restraint, I sprang backward and ran.
Wolves of the Sea / Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manusc...
5
But Congressional activity as to any combinations in restraint of trade was unabated.
A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the...
6
The impatience of the mob indeed was kept in restraint by one man alone.
The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation
7
The ending in particular is a wonderful exercise in restraint.
Radio NZ
8
The very depth of love which drew me to her operated now in restraint.
My Lady of the North
9
It forbids contracts " in restraint of trade or commerce" between the States.
The American Judiciary
10
The unseen hand of authority, nevertheless, held all in restraint.
The Wing-and-Wing; Or, Le Feu-Follet
11
Hezbollah, now an integral part of Lebanon's unity cabinet, has a stake in restraint.
Reuters
12
He was as lacking in restraint as a silly woman.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
13
The repetition was in restraint of the eager gunners.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 02
14
That was one lesson in restraint that Victor had succeeded in teaching her-neverto interrupt.
The Conflict
15
One set of Jim's muscles leaped to the attack; another set held them in restraint.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
16
Restless she undoubtedly was, but it was a restlessness which she succeeded in holding in restraint.
The Precipice: A Novel