restricting

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

restricting
    adj 1: restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn:
           {confining}, {constraining}, {constrictive}, {limiting},
           {restricting}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Restrict \Re*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restricted}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Restricting}.]
   To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to
   restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a
   patient to a certain diet.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb;
        coerce.
        [1913 Webster]