limitation

[ lim-i-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  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.

  1. the act of limiting.

  2. the state of being limited.

  3. 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 of limitation

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English lymytacion, from Latin līmitātiōn-, stem of līmitātiō “determination, enclosure within boundaries,” from līmitāt(us) “bounded, enclosed” (past participle of līmitāre “to bound, enclose within boundaries”; see limit) + -iō -ion

Other words from limitation

  • non·lim·i·ta·tion, noun

Words that may be confused with limitation

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British Dictionary definitions for limitation

limitation

/ (ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən) /


noun
  1. something that limits a quality or achievement

  2. the act of limiting or the condition of being limited

  1. law a certain period of time, legally defined, within which an action, claim, etc, must be commenced

  2. property law a restriction upon the duration or extent of an estate

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