Link Centre Dictionary

limitation

li·mi·ta·tion

UK/lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ US/ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a principle that limits the extent of something

  • “I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements”
Synonyms
2.

the quality of being limited or restricted

  • “it is a good plan but it has serious limitations”
3.
4.

(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought

  • “statute of limitations”
5.

an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

Synonyms

Origin

Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation.

Phrases

  • fee simple subject to executory limitation
  • statute of limitations

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.