circumscription
noun
cir·cum·scrip·tion ˌsər-kəm-ˈskrip-shən 
1
: the act of circumscribing : the state of being circumscribed: such as
a
: definition, delimitation
the circumscription of her duties
b
: limitation
2
: something that circumscribes: such as
a
: limit, boundary
b
: restriction
a circumscription of his power to act
3
: a circumscribed area or district
Synonyms
- check
- condition
- constraint
- curb
- fetter
- limitation
- restraint
- restriction
- stricture
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Example Sentences
such circumscriptions on the freedom of speech are antithetical to a free and open society electronic monitoring bracelets are sometimes used to impose a circumscription of movement on people awaiting trial
Recent Examples on the Web That said, the impact of Mr. Cervas’s circumscription has already been profound, creating the likelihood of highly competitive general-election campaigns from Long Island to upstate New York. 
New York Times, 28 May 2022 Longtime readers of the site, though, have noted that the site no longer functions this way, in part because the Internet isn’t currently a space conducive to blinders and circumscription. Ross Scarano, Billboard, 6 May 2019 REM candidates made the second round in 453 circumscriptions and its MoDem allies qualified in another 62. Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg.com, 18 June 2017
New York Times, 28 May 2022 Longtime readers of the site, though, have noted that the site no longer functions this way, in part because the Internet isn’t currently a space conducive to blinders and circumscription. Ross Scarano, Billboard, 6 May 2019 REM candidates made the second round in 453 circumscriptions and its MoDem allies qualified in another 62. Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg.com, 18 June 2017 Word History
Etymology
Latin circumscription-, circumscriptio, from circumscribere
First Known Use
1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1
circumscriptions
noun
1
as in restrictions
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice such circumscriptions on the freedom of speech are antithetical to a free and open society Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- restrictions
- constraints
- limitations
- conditions
- restraints
- strictures
- prohibitions
- exceptions
- qualifications
- fetters
- stipulations
- proscriptions
- curbs
- provisos
- reservations
- checks
- strings
- provisoes
- bans
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- freedoms
- latitudes
2
as in limitations
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries electronic monitoring bracelets are sometimes used to impose a circumscription of movement on people awaiting trial Synonyms & Similar Words
- restrictions
- limitations
- constraints
- restraints
- confinements
- segregations
- reins
- stints
- isolations
- containments
- conges
- congest
- hyperboles
- hyperbolic
- hyperbolic cosecant
- hyperbolic cosine
- hyperbolic cotangent
- hyperbolic function
- hyperbolic geometry
- hyperbolic navigation
- hyperbolic paraboloid
- hyperbolic secant
- hyperbolic sine
- hyperbolic tangent
- hyperbolical
- hyperbolically
- hyperbolise
- hyperbolised
- hyperbolises
- hyperbolising
- hyperbolism
- hyperbolisms
- hyperbolist
- hyperbolists
- hyperbolize