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Strain: Occurs from a excessive effort. Tear or rip of the muscle.

Constraint: A constraint is a requirement placed on the type parameters to a generic algorithm. Constraints are typically concept constraints, meaning that the type parameters must model a particular concept.

Temporary Restraining Order: Restraining and/or protective orders are examples of orders issued by a court restraining the conduct of an individual and protecting a victim from the activities of an abusive person.

Strain-Counterstrain: Developed by osteopath Lawrence Jones, this noninvasive treatment helps decrease protective muscle spasms and alleviate somatic dysfunction in the musculoskeletal system. By using palpation . . . View Full Definition

Restraining Order: An order that may issue from filing for an injunction. Though the term is sometimes used as a synonym of injunction, it is distinguished from an injunction in that it is intended only as a r . . . View Full Definition

Restrainer: Chemical constituent of developing solutions which helps prevent reducing agents from affecting unexposed halides and converting them to black metallic silver.

Restraining Line: A team's respective line of scrimmage at a free kick, the line the ball is to be kicked from (for the kicking team), or a line 10 yards in advance of that (for the receiving team)

Restraining Circle: A faceoff circle.

Voluntary Export Restraint Arrangement (VER): An arrangement, usually a negotiated bilateral agreement, between countries in which suppliers or their government in an exporting country agree to limit to predetermined levels their export . . . View Full Definition

Puerto Rico: Yauco coffees from Puerto Rico are a revived specialty origin that, at best, display the qualities that made Jamaica Blue Mountain famous: A deep, vibrant, yet restrained acidity and balance . . . View Full Definition