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restrictee

restrictee noun: a person who is subject to a restriction.

Noun

restrictee (plural restrictees)

  1. A person who is subject to a restriction.
    • The restrictee knows the reasons why he was restricted.Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) (volume 7)
    • The trauma of detention, solitary confinement and hunger strike begins to unfold and affect the mental health of the restrictee and also, needless to say, the interpersonal relationships in the family system.1990, OASSSA. National Conference, Mary Hazelton, Nichola Schaay, Social services in a changing South Africa

Forms of restrictee

pluralrestrictees

Origin of restrictee

From restrict + -ee.

Questions about restrictee

What does restrictee mean?
Restrictee means a person who is subject to a restriction.
What part of speech is restrictee?
Restrictee is a noun.
What is the plural of restrictee?
The plural of restrictee is restrictees.

Words near restrictee in the dictionary

  1. restricted stock unit
  2. restricted stock units
  3. restricted stocks
  4. restrictedly
  5. restrictedness
  6. restrictee
  7. restrictees
  8. restricting
  9. restriction
  10. restriction enzyme
  11. restriction enzymes

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