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noun the state of being physically constrained
noun a device that retards something's motion
noun the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
originFrom Middle English constreynt, constreynte, from Old French constreinte, past participle of constreindre (“to constrain”), from Latin cōnstringō (corresponding to the past participle cōnstrictus).
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