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restricted visitation.See supervised visitation under VISITATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

restricted surplus.See SURPLUS. [Blacks Law 8th]

restricted stock.See restricted security under SECURITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

restricted security.See SECURITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

restricted interpretation.See restrictive interpretation under INTERPRETATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

restricted indorsement.See conditional indorsement under INDORSEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

restraint on alienation. 1. A restriction, usu. in a deed of conveyance, on a grantee’s ability to sell or transfer real property; a provision that conveys an interest and that, even after the interest has become vested, prevents or discourages the owner from disposing of it at all or from disposing of it in particular…

restraint of trade. 1. A limitation on business dealings or professional or gainful occupations. 2.Antitrust. An agreement between or combination of businesses intended to eliminate competition, create a monopoly, artificially raise prices, or otherwise adversely affect the free market. • Restraints of trade are usu. illegal, but may be declared reasonable if they are in…

restraint of princes.Archaic. An embargo. • The phrase still occasionally appears in marine-insurance contexts. — Also termed restraint of princes and rulers; restraint of princes, rulers, and people. See EMBARGO. [Blacks Law 8th]

restraint of marriage.A condition (esp. in a gift or bequest) that nullifies the grant to which it applies if the grantee marries or remarries. • Restraints of marriage are usu. void if they are general or unlimited in scope. [Cases: Contracts 111. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 245–248.] [Blacks Law 8th]