restriction, noun

Origin:
EnglishShow more Special senses of general English; cf. restrict.
1. banning.
1977 [see sense 2].
1990 Race Rel. Survey 1989–90 (S.A.I.R.R.) 725The..publicity secretary of the UDF..said that the MDM, which did not have a constitution or a list of members, enabled anti-apartheid organisations to operate without fear of restriction or banning.
2. combination
restriction order, the official term for a banning order.
1977 Survey of Race Rel. (S.A.I.R.R.) 102‘Restriction’ or ‘banning’ orders are served on persons in terms of the Internal Security Amendment Act which replaced the Suppression of Communism Act.
1989 New Nation 9 Mar. 2Lekoaletsoe was served with restriction orders last July, preventing him from taking part in the activities of the Soweto Civic Association, the Soweto Youth Congress and the Detainees Parents Support Committee. He is also prohibited from being in the company of more than 10 people and is house arrested between 6 pm and 5 am.
1991 J. Pauw In Heart of Whore 2821989..Christy Ntuli Stabbed to death..after reporting to Imbali police in terms of a restriction order imposed on him.
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