re|strict|ed

re|strict|ed
re|strict|ed «rih STRIHK tihd», adjective.
1. kept within limits; limited: »

She is on a restricted diet and can have no sweets.

2. having restrictions or limiting rules: »

Factories may not be built in this restricted residential section. The restricted shares would be convertible into unrestricted parent company common (Wall Street Journal).

3. limited to certain groups (a euphemism for a policy, especially of social discrimination on an ethnic or religious basis).
re|strict´ed|ly, adverb.

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