refrenatio

ὁ νόμος βούλεται μὲν εὑεργετεῖν βίον ἀνθρώπων (Democritus) → Law is meant to benefit human life

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

rē̆frēnātio: (refraen-), ōnis, f. refreno,
I a bridling, curbing, restraining: doloris, Sen. Ira, 3, 15.