restriction

The action of restricting or the state of being restricted.

Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation.

The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted; limitation; confinement within bounds: as, grounds open to the public without restriction.

That which restricts; a restraint: as, to impose restrictions on trade.

Reservation; reserve.

In logic:

The act of limiting a proposition by a restrictive particle.

The inference from a universal to a particular proposition, or to one in which the subject is narrower while the predicate remains the same: as, all crows are black, hence some white crows are black. The example illustrates the danger of such inference.

The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.

That which restricts; limitation; restraint.