Limitations or restrictions that prevent freedom of action or choice. These can be physical barriers, rules, laws, or circumstances that impose boundaries on what is possible.
From Old French 'constrainte,' derived from Latin 'constringere' meaning 'to bind together' or 'to compress tightly,' formed from 'com-' (together) and 'stringere' (to bind). The word evolved from physical binding to any form of limitation or restriction.
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