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Webster 1913 Edition
Limitation
1.
The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited;
as, the
. limitation
of his authority was approved by the councilThey 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 thoughtThe 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
Endue you with the people’s voice.
limitation
, and the tribunesEndue you with the people’s voice.
Shakespeare
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Limitation
LIMITA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of bounding or circumscribing.2.
Restriction; restraint; circumscription. The king consented to a limitation of his prerogatives. Government by the limitation of natural rights secures civil liberty.3.
Restriction; confinement from a lax indeterminate import. Words of general import are often to be understood with limitations.4.
A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg or exercise their functions.Definition 2024
limitation
limitation
English
Noun
limitation (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.
- Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation it felt like a limitation you could roll in.
- He understood the exam material but his fear was a limitation he could not overcome.
- An imperfection or shortcoming which limits somethings use or value.
- (law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
- The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the 10 years limitation
Derived terms
- limitational
- statute of limitation
Related terms
Synonyms
- (time period): prescription
Antonyms
- limitelessness
Translations
act of limiting
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restriction that limits
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imperfection which limits
time period
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃/
Noun
limitation f (plural limitations)
- limitation (action of limiting)