restrictive clause
noun Grammar.
a relative clause that identifies the antecedent and that is usually not set off by commas in English. In The year that just ended was bad for crops, the clause that just ended is a restrictive clause.
Compare
nonrestrictive clause.
Origin of restrictive clause
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby restrictive clause
restriction play,
restriction site,
restriction-site polymorphism,
restrictionism,
restrictive,
restrictive clause,
restrictive covenant,
restrictive practice,
restrike,
restructure,
restump