restraint vs curtailment

curtailment vs restraint

restraint and curtailment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
restraint	Yes	No	No	No
curtailment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, curtailment is a hyponym of restraint; that is, curtailment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than restraint:

restraint: the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
curtailment: the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

Other hyponyms of restraint include collar, leash, damper, bridle, check, curb, immobilisation, immobilization, immobilizing, confinement, containment, suppression, restraint of trade, confinement, restriction.

restraint (noun)	curtailment (noun)
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something	the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation
a device that retards something's motion	the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
discipline in personal and social activities	the temporal property of being cut short
lack of ornamentation
a rule or condition that limits freedom
the state of being physically constrained

Difference between restraint and curtailment

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