Restraint may refer to:

• Physical restraint, the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, ropes, straps, etc.
  • Medical restraint, a subset of general physical restraint used for medical purposes
• Restraint (2008 film), an Australian thriller directed by David Deenan
• Safety harness
• The use of any type of brake etc. to slow down or stop any moving machine or vehicle

In legal terminology:

• Restraint of trade, a restriction on a person's freedom to conduct business
• Restraint on alienation, in property law, a clause that seeks to prohibit the recipient of property from transferring his or her interest
• Judicial restraint, a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power
• Prior restraint, a government's actions that prevent materials from being distributed
• Vertical restraints, agreements between firms or individuals at different levels of the production and distribution process

See also

• Constraint