untrammeled

English

Alternative forms

• untrammelled (chiefly British)

Etymology

From trammel (“fishing net; shackle”), from Old French tramail (“net for catching fishes”), from .

Adjective

untrammeled (comparative more untrammeled, superlative most untrammeled)

1. Not limited or restricted; unrestrained; limitless.
   • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 32, in The Dust of Conflict‎^[1]:

     The vivid, untrammeled life appealed to him, and for a time he had found delight in it; but he was wise and knew that once peace was established there would be no room in Cuba for the Sin Verguenza.

   • 1998, Cass R. Sunstein, Legal Reasoning and Political Conflict, page 21

     A system of untrammeled discretion exists when there are no limits on what officials may consider in reaching a decision [..]

Translations

not limited, unrestricted, unrestrained

• Czech: neomezený, nespoutaný
• Dutch: onbeperkt (nl), onbegrensd (nl), ongelimiteerd (nl), ongebreideld (nl)
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• Finnish: vapaa (fi), rajoittamaton (fi)
• Russian: беспрепя́тственный (ru) m (besprepjátstvennyj)