(adj) not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase, Example:the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly, ' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them
(n) a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits, Syn. restrictiveness, Ant. permissiveness
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