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refrain from — index avoid (evade), forgo, forswear, waive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from action — index forbear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from noticing — index ignore Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from punishing — index condone Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from using — index conserve Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from working — index strike (refuse to work) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
judicial order to refrain from an act — index injunction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refrain from doing — not do … English contemporary dictionary
refrain — refrain, abstain, forbear are comparable when they mean to keep or withhold oneself voluntarily from something to which one is moved by desire or impulse. Refrain is especially suitable when the checking of a momentary inclination is implied… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
refrain — Ⅰ. refrain [1] ► VERB (refrain from) ▪ stop oneself from (doing something). ORIGIN Latin refrenare, from frenum bridle . Ⅱ. refrain [2] ► NOUN ▪ a repeated line or section … English terms dictionary
