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Re*stric"tion (?), n. [F. restriction, L. restrictio.] 1. The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.

This is to have the same restriction with all other recreations,that it be made a divertisement.

Giv. of Tonque.

2. That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade.

Re*stric"tion*a*ry (?), a. Restrictive. [R.]

Re*strict"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. restrictif.]

1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.

2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman.

--Re*strict"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*strict"ive*ness, n.

Re*stringe" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restringed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Restringing (?).] [L. restringere. See Restrain.] To confine; to contract; to stringe. [Obs.]

Re*strin"gen*cy (?), n. Quality or state of being restringent; astringency. [Obs.] Sir W. Petty.

Re*strin"gent (?), a. [L. restringens, p. pr.: cf. F. restringent.] Restringing; astringent; styptic. [Obs.] -- n. A restringent medicine. [Obs.] Harvey.

Re*strive" (?), v. i. To strive anew.

Rest"y (?), a. Disposed to rest; indisposed toexercton; sluggish; also, restive. [Obs.] Burton.

Where the master is too resty or too rich to say his own prayers.

Milton.

Re`sub*jec"tion, n. A second subjection.

Re`sub*lime" (?), v. t. To sublime again. Newton. -- Re*sub`li*ma"tion (#), n.

Re`su*da"tion (?), n. [L. resudare to sweat again. See Sudation.] Act of sweating again.

Re*sult" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Resulting.] [F. résulter, fr. L. resultare, resultarum, to spring or leap back, v. intens. fr. resilire. See Resile.] 1. To leap back; to rebound. [Obs.]

The huge round stone, resulting with a bound.

Pope.

2. To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will result in good or in evil.

3. To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought, or endeavor.

Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy and good life.

Tillotson.

Resulting trust (Law), a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party granting an estate. The phrase is also applied to a trust raised by implication for the benefit of a party who advances the purchase money of an estate, etc. Bouvier. -- Resulting use (Law), a use which, being limited by the deed, expires or can not vest, and thence returns to him who raised it. Bouvier.

Syn. -- To proceed; spring; rise; arise; ensue; terminate.

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