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constraint
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 constraint
The state of being physically constrained.
synoniem: restraint.
Roget 744:
compulsion,
coercion,
coaction†,
constraint,
duress,
enforcement,
press,
conscription.
force;
brute force,
main force,
physical force;
the sword,
ultima ratio [Lat.];
club law,
lynch law,
mob law,
arguementum baculinum†,
le droit du plus fort [Fr.],
martial law.
restraint
etc.
751;
necessity
etc.
601;
force majeure [Fr.];
Hobson's choice.
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Roget 749:
subjection;
dependence,
dependency;
subordination;
thrall,
thralldom,
thraldom,
enthrallment,
subjugation,
bondage,
serfdom;
feudalism,
feudality†;
vassalage,
villenage;
slavery,
enslavement,
involuntary servitude;
conquest.
service;
servitude,
servitorship†;
tendence†,
employ,
tutelage,
clientship†;
liability
etc.
177;
constraint
etc.
751;
oppression
etc.
(severity)
739;
yoke
etc.
(means of restraint)
752;
submission
etc.
725;
obedience
etc.
743.
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Roget 751:
restraint;
hindrance
etc.
706;
coercion
etc.
(compulsion)
744;
cohibition†,
constraint,
repression,
suppression;
discipline,
control.
confinement;
durance,
duress;
imprisonment;
incarceration,
coarctation†,
entombment,
mancipation†,
durance vile,
limbo,
captivity;
blockade.
arrest,
arrestation†;
custody,
keep,
care,
charge,
ward,
restringency†.
curb
etc.
(means of restraint)
752;
lettres de cachet [Fr.].
limitation,
restriction,
protection,
monopoly;
prohibition
etc.
761.
prisoner
etc.
754;
repressionist†.
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Roget 881:
modesty;
humility
etc.
879;
diffidence,
timidity;
retiring disposition;
unobtrusiveness;
bashfulness
etc.
adj.;
mauvaise honte [Fr.];
blush,
blushing;
verecundity†;
self-knowledge.
reserve,
constraint;
demureness
etc.
adj.;
blushing honors"
[Henry VIII].
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2 constraint
A device that retards something's motion.
synoniem: restraint.
3 constraint
The act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others.
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