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