floodgate
nouns
something that restrains a flood or outpouring
"suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
is a type of (narrower)
a rule or condition that limits freedom
"legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
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