Check and Restraint

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Check

Check noun - Something that limits one's freedom of action or choice.

Usage example: the judiciary is intended to be a check on the executive and legislative branches of government

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Restraint is a synonym for check in control topic. In some cases you can use "Restraint" instead a noun "Check", when it comes to topics like limited, constraint.

Nearby Words: checked, checking, checkup, checker, checklist

Restraint

Restraint noun - Something that limits one's freedom of action or choice.

Usage example: civil libertarians contend that the new laws place too many restraints on our constitutionally guaranteed rights

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Check is a synonym for restraint in limitation topic. You can use "Check" instead a noun "Restraint", if it concerns topics such as constraint, control, bridle, limited.

Nearby Words: restrain, restrict, restrained, restriction

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good	good check	good restraint
usual	usual check	usual restraint
legal	legal check	legal restraint
proper	proper check	proper restraint
Other adjectives: constant, little, personal, unnecessary, last.

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Malthusianism is the theory that population tends to increase faster than resources unless things such as moral restraint keeps the population growth in check or war reduces the population, called Malthusian catastrophe.

Source: Analysis / Pandorum

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