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LIMITATION
limitation, restriction
(noun) an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
limitation
(noun) the quality of being limited or restricted; “it is a good plan but it has serious limitations”
restriction, limitation
(noun) a principle that limits the extent of something; “I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements”
limit, limitation
(noun) the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; “there are limits on the amount you can bet”; “it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight”
limitation
(noun) (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; “statute of limitations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
limitation (countable and uncountable, plural limitations)
The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
(law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
Synonyms
• (time period): prescription
Antonyms
• limitelessness
Anagrams
• militation
Source: Wiktionary
Lim`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. limitatio: cf. F. Limitation. See Limit, v. t.]
1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council. They had no right to mistake the limitation . . . of their own faculties, for an inherent limitation of the possible modes of existence in the universe. J. S. Mill.
2. That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought. The cause of error is ignorance what restraints and limitations all principles have in regard of the matter whereunto they are applicable. Hooker.
3. A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district. Chaucer. Latimer.
4. A limited time within or during which something is to be done. You have stood your limitation, and the tribunes Endue you with the people's voice. Shak.
5. (Law) (a) A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit. (b) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules. (c) A restriction of power; as, a constitutional limitation. Wharton. Bouvier. To know one's own limitations, to know the reach and limits of one's abilities. A. R. Wallace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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