as|tric´tion

as|tric´tion
as|trict «uh STRIHKT», transitive verb.
1. to bind up; compress.
2. to bind by moral or legal obligation.
3. to restrict; tie down; limit (to).
[< Latin astrictus, past participle of astringere astringe]
as|tric´tion, noun.

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