Restraint
# Restraint

Restraint may refer to:

## A form of control

* Restraint, or self-control, a personal virtue
* Medical restraint, form of general physical restraint used for medical purposes
* Physical restraint, the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, ropes, straps, etc.

## Arts, entertainment, and media

* Restraint (book), a non-fiction book on international relations by Barry Posen
* Restraint (2008 film), an Australian thriller directed by David Deenan
* Restraint (2017 film), an American horror directed by Adam Cushman

## Legal terminology

* Judicial restraint, a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power
* Prior restraint, a government's actions that prevent materials from being distributed
* Restraint on alienation, in property law, a clause that seeks to prohibit the recipient of property from transferring his or her interest
* Restraint of trade, a restriction on a person's freedom to conduct business
* Vertical restraints, agreements between firms or individuals at different levels of the production and distribution process
