Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Kept within certain limits; limited.
- adjective Excluding or unavailable to certain groups.
- adjective Available only to authorized persons.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
restrict . - adjective
limited withinbounds - adjective
available only to certainauthorized groups of people - adjective one of the
classifications of thesecrecy of anofficial document - adjective grammar
qualified
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')
- adjective subject to restriction or subjected to restriction
- adjective the lowest level of official classification for documents
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Examples
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If he had no say, then what's the point in using the term restricted free-agent.
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If he had no say, then what's the point in using the term restricted free-agent.
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Not only did Davis fill those shoes, he did it ... www. bostonherald.com 4 days ago - len Davis now understands why the term restricted free agent is an oxymoron.
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It is quite easy to declare Lil Kim unladylike because that is a term restricted for white females.
Always A Tramp: Lil Kim On Dancing With The Stars Renee 2009
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It is quite easy to declare Lil Kim unladylike because that is a term restricted for white females.
Archive 2009-05-01 Renee 2009
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Sir W. Hamilton has discussed how far we can be said to be conscious of the outer objects which we know, and how far "consciousness" ought to be held a term restricted to states of self or self-consciousness.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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The de facto Israeli strategy has been and remains to give Palestinians relative freedom in Area A, around the West Bank’s cities, while locking down "Area C" -- 60% of the West Bank -- for the use of the Jewish settlements and for what are called "restricted military areas."
Sandy Tolan: It's the Occupation, Stupid Sandy Tolan 2011
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I am allowed to own property in restricted areas, vote, work, and be free of constant supervision from gov't agents.
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Chief Executive Robert Benmosche will get cash and stock valued at $10.5 million, unchanged from a year earlier, though the Treasury's Office of the Special Master allowed the company to stop paying a portion of the compensation in long-term restricted stock units that don't vest for three years.
Pay for Top AIG Executives To Fall 2% in 2011 Erik Holm 2011
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I am allowed to own property in restricted areas, vote, work, and be free of constant supervision from gov't agents.
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