Incarceration vs Restraint - What's the difference?
incarceration | restraint | Related terms |
The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
(countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
(uncountable) control or caution; reserve
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Incarceration is a related term of restraint.
As nouns the difference between incarceration and restraint
is that incarceration is incarceration, imprisonment while restraint is (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.incarceration
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(en noun)restraint
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(wikipedia restraint)Noun
- Make sure all the restraints are tight.
- Try to exercise restraint when talking to your boss.
Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.