restrictions
Rules that constrain
Restrictions are rules, limits, or conditions that control or constrain what can be done.
They may be imposed by authorities, laws, institutions, or circumstances: dietary restrictions, travel restrictions, age restrictions.
The word often implies that something would otherwise be permitted or possible but for the restriction in place.
Restrictions can range from minor inconveniences to significant barriers, and they typically exist to protect, regulate, or maintain order.
Official enactment of statutes
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
penalties · sanctions · mandates · decrees · bylaws · edicts · injunctions · bans
Official restriction on something
- forbidDeclare not allowed
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- interdictAuthoritative prohibition order
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
veto · bar · blockade · taboo · disallow · censorship · clampdown · exclusion
Point of beginning
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
cap · limitation · boundary · confines · parameter · cutoff · deadline · budget
Something blocking the way
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
hindrance · roadblock · bottleneck · red tape · bureaucracy · deterrent · stumbling block · setback
Control by rules
- manageDirect or handle successfully
- governExercise political control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
enforcement · discipline · monitoring · policing · regimentation · standardization · conformity · rationing
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
choice · agency · latitude · leeway · flexibility · liberation · unfettered · loosening
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- ordinancesLocal government rules
compliance · penalties · sanctions · mandates · decrees · bylaws · edicts · injunctions · bans · embargoes
ban
Official restriction on something
- forbidDeclare not allowed
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- interdictAuthoritative prohibition order
proscription · veto · bar · blockade · taboo · disallow · censorship · clampdown · exclusion · outlaw
threshold
Point of beginning
ceiling · cap · limitation · boundary · confines · parameter · cutoff · deadline · budget · allowance
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- hurdleBarrier to leap over
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
obstruction · hindrance · roadblock · bottleneck · red tape · bureaucracy · deterrent · stumbling block · setback · encumbrance
regulate
Control by rules
- manageDirect or handle successfully
- governExercise political control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
supervision · enforcement · discipline · monitoring · policing · regimentation · standardization · conformity · rationing · curfew
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
emancipation · choice · agency · latitude · leeway · flexibility · liberation · unfettered · loosening · relaxation
- constraintslimits, deadline, bounds, confines, caps
- lawslaws, statute, ordinance, acts, statutes
- Limitationsflaws, defects, bugs, glitches, exclusions
- contract termscontract terms, agreement, terms, conditions, condition
- event rulessafety rules, fire codes, safety codes, dress code, noise limits
- regulationsrules, rule, regulations, regulation, law
restrictionsfreedoms
Rights to act unhindered
liberties · permissions · rights · privileges · free rein
restrictionsallowances
Permitted amounts or stipends
advantages · permissions · authorizations · approvals · entitlements
restrictionsopenness
Quality of being accessible
access · open access · free access · availability · inclusivity
- dietary restrictionsRules governing permissible eating
- travel restrictionsLimits on crossing borders
- age restrictionMinimum years to participate
- legal restrictionsLimits imposed by law
- diet restrictionsConstraints on permitted foods
- trade restrictionsBarriers limiting international exchange