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 As·trict v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Astricting.]
 1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
    The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.   --Arbuthnot.
 2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]
    The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or forms of thought.   --Sir W. Hamilton.
 3. Scots Law To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict lands. See Astriction, 4.