Restraint
Encyclopedia
Restraint may refer to:
In legal terminology:
- A personal virtueVirtueVirtue is moral excellence. A virtue is a positive trait or quality subjectively deemed to be morally excellent and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being....
. See self controlSelf controlSelf control is the ability to control one's emotions, behavior and desires in order to obtain some reward later. In psychology it is sometimes called self-regulation...
. - Physical restraintPhysical restraintPhysical restraint refers to the practice of rendering people harmless, helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, fetters, straitjackets, ropes, straps, or other forms of physical restraint...
, the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, ropes, straps, etc.- Medical restraint, a subset of general physical restraint used for medical purposes
- Restraint (film), an Australian thriller directed by David Deenan
- Safety harnessSafety harnessA safety harness is a form of protective equipment designed to protect a person, animal, or object from injury or damage. The harness is an attachment between a stationary and non-stationary object and is usually fabricated from rope, cable or webbing and locking hardware...
- The use of any type of brakeBrakeA brake is a mechanical device which inhibits motion. Its opposite component is a clutch. The rest of this article is dedicated to various types of vehicular brakes....
etc. to slow down or stop any moving machine or vehicle
In legal terminology:
- Restraint of tradeRestraint of tradeRestraint of trade is a common law doctrine relating to the enforceability of contractual restrictions on freedom to conduct business. In an old leading case of Mitchell v Reynolds Lord Smith LC said,...
, a restriction on a person's freedom to conduct business - Restraint on alienationRestraint on alienationA restraint on alienation, in the law of real property, is a clause used in the conveyance of real property that seeks to prohibit the recipient from selling or otherwise transferring his interest in the property. Under the common law such restraints are void as against the public policy of...
, in property law, a clause that seeks to prohibit the recipient of property from transferring his or her interest - Judicial restraintJudicial restraintJudicial restraint is a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power. It asserts that judges should hesitate to strike down laws unless they are obviously unconstitutional...
, a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power - Prior restraintPrior restraintPrior restraint or prior censorship is censorship in which certain material may not be published or communicated, rather than not prohibiting publication but making the publisher answerable for what is made known...
, a government's actions that prevent materials from being distributed - Vertical restraintsVertical restraintsVertical restraints are competition restrictions in agreements between firms or individuals at different levels of the production and distribution process. Vertical restraints are to be distinguished from so-called “horizontal restraints,” which are found in agreements between horizontal competitors...
, agreements between firms or individuals at different levels of the production and distribution process