restricted

adjective

re·​strict·​ed ri-ˈstrik-təd How to pronounce restricted (audio)
: subject or subjected to restriction: such as
a
: not general : limited
the decision had a restricted effect
b
: available to the use of particular groups or specifically excluding others
a restricted country club
c
: not intended for general circulation or release
a restricted document
restrictedly adverb

Examples of restricted in a Sentence

He is on a severely restricted diet. You have entered a restricted area.
Recent Examples on the Web Bailey was a restricted free agent and was not retained at the $2.985 million tender. Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024 The Biden administration also helped make available $6 billion in restricted Iranian oil revenue to the regime in Tehran. Camilla Schick, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024 Center Coleman Shelton is a pending unrestricted free agent and left tackle Alaric Jackson is a pending restricted free agent. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Scientists from Stanford’s Regulation, Evaluation and Governance Lab are analyzing troves of aerial photographs to teach computers to recognize when farmers butter the land with livestock poop during the winter, a largely restricted but suspectedly pervasive practice in America’s Dairyland. Bennet Goldstein, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024 Both Olathe South High School and Indian Trail Middle School were notified by principals around 3 p.m. that the schools had been placed in a restricted instruction status. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024 Prosecutors accused Stout of taking bribes and, in return, providing information to the towing company operator from the Michigan Law Enforcement Information Network, a restricted database. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024 In addition to other restricted areas, these maps exclude areas that are too mountainous for solar. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024 There may be a combination of factors behind a restricted diet. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of restricted was circa 1550

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Cite this Entry

“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restricted. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

restricted

adjective
re·​strict·​ed
: being or placed under limits or restrictions
a restricted outlook
a restricted area

Legal Definition

restricted

adjective
re·​strict·​ed
: subject or subjected to restriction
a restricted area
restricted use

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