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Definition of restriction : 1. That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as, restrictions on trade.
2. The act of restricting, or state of being restricted; confinement within limits or bounds.

Synonyms:

lying-in, labor, check, circumscription, stipulation, breastwork, parturiency, barricade, labour, parapet, curb, travail, rampart, bulwark, trammel, limited, cramp, childbed

confines, end, apex, limitation, maximum, extremity, brink, edge, terminus, border, cutoff, fringe, rim, bounds, limit, zenith, boundary, acme, deadline

brake, drawback, bung, barrier, frustration, hurdle, bafflement, deterrent, constraint, handicap, snag, impasse, bottleneck, delay, complication, obstruction, interruption, resistance, drag, snarl, restraint, plug, congestion, inhibition, damper, impedance, jam, encumbrance, hindrance, entanglement, constipation, blockade, choke, mire, obstacle, tangle, opposition, stoppage, burden, blockage, clog, catch, block, stop, stay, entrapment, disadvantage, crimp, dam, impediment

preclusion, prevention, ban, curtailment, forbiddance, bar, injunction, disapproval, denial, refusal, disallowance, rejection, suppression, prohibition

constriction, stricture, bondage, control, detainment, collar, tether, confinement, shackle, detention, leash, bridle

covertness, confidentiality, stealth, secrecy

Usage examples:

• Their first principle was, that every human being has an instant right to be free, irrespective of all consequences; and incapable of restriction or modification.
• This restriction became a legacy of hate. - "Max Carrados", Ernest Bramah.
• Where the Grange had the field practically to itself, as in Iowa and Minnesota, the restriction in the constitution of the order as to political or partisan activity was evaded by the simple expedient of holding meetings " outside the gate," at which platforms were adopted, candidates nominated, and plans made for county, district, and state conventions. - "The Agrarian Crusade A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics", Solon J. Buck.