Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) That which restrains from action; compulsion; restraint; necessity; as constraints on one's religious freedom.

Multi-Version Concordance Constraint (6 Occurrences) 1 Corinthians 7:37 But if a father stands firm in his resolve, being free from all external constraint and having a legal right to act as he pleases, and in his own mind has come to the decision to keep his daughter unmarried, he will do well. (WEY NAS) 2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver. (WBS) 1 Peter 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; (KJV ASV WBS RSV) Esther 1:8 And the drinking was, according to commandment, without constraint; for so the king had appointed to all the magnates of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. (DBY) Job 36:16 Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a broad place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness. (See NAS) Psalms 66:11 Thou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins. (See JPS)