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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBSTRICTION

n.[L. obstrictus, obstringo; ob and stringo, to strain. ] Obligation; bond.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBSTRICTION

Ob *stric "tion, n. Etym: [L. obstringere, obstrictum, to bind to or about. ]

 

Defn: The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. [R.] Milton.