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lim⋅i⋅ta⋅tion

  [lim-i-tey-shuhn]
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1. a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
2. something that limits; a limit or bound; restriction: an arms limitation; a limitation on imports.
3. the act of limiting.
4. the state of being limited.
5. Law. the assignment, as by statute, of a period of time within which an action must be brought, or the period of time assigned: a statute of limitations.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME lymytacion < L līmitātiōn- (s. of līmitātiō) a bounding, equiv. to līmitāt(us) (ptp. of līmitāre to enclose within boundaries; see limit, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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lim·i·ta·tion   (lĭm'ĭ-tā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
  2. A restriction.
  3. A shortcoming or defect.
  4. Law A specified period during which, by statute, an action may be brought.
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Limitation

Lim`i*ta"tion\ (-t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : limitation
Spanish: limitación,
German: die Begrenzung,
Japanese: 制限
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Main Entry: lim·i·ta·tion
Function: noun
1 a : RESTRICTION limitation on the rights of ownership> b : a statement or stipulation in a deed or will placing limits on the disposition of an estate or interest esp. in regard to duration or heirs —see also WORD OF LIMITATION
2 : a certain period limited by statute after which actions or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts —see also STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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