n. | 1. | The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. |
Noun | 1. | constraint - the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint" Synonyms: restraint |
2. | constraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" Synonyms: restraint | |
3. | constraint - the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others |
CONSTRAINT. In the civil and Scottish law, by this term is understood what,
in the common law, is known by the name of duress.
2. It is a general rule, that when one is compelled into a contract,
there is no effectual consent, though, ostensibly, there is the form of it.
In such case the contract will be declared void.
3. The constraint requisite thus to annul a contract, must be a vis aut
me us qui cadet in constantem virum, such as would shake a man of firmness
and resolution. 3 Ersk. 1, Sec. 16; and 4, 1, Sec. 26; 1 Bell's Conn. B. 3,
part 1, o. 1, s. 1, art. 1, page 295.
(programming, mathematics) | constraint - A Boolean relation, often an
equality or ineqality relation, between the values of one or
more mathematical variables (often two). E.g. x>3 is a
constraint on x. constraint satisfaction attempts to assign
values to variables so that all constraints are true. Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.constraints. FAQ. |