limitation

noun

lim·i·ta·tion ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce limitation (audio)

: an act or instance of limiting

: the quality or state of being limited

: something that limits : restraint

: a certain period limited by statute after which actions, suits, or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts

limitational

ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shnəl How to pronounce limitation (audio)

-shə-nᵊl

adjective

Example Sentences

a law aimed at the limitation of federal power They have placed a limitation on the amount of time we have available.

Recent Examples on the Web The limitation was abolished once the Reagan administration took power and Claybrook exited.

Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 There’s no limitation on college or pro, offense or defense.

Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 And the once-per-year rollover limitation doesn’t apply to this one.

Leonard Sloane, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 For many of you, this bad habit seems to be your addiction to limitation.

Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 The first forbids the restriction or limitation of a mother’s right to breastfeed in places that are open to the public.

Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2022 Rather than aim for greatness, then, Alpert asks us to accept that frustration and limitation are inescapable—and sometimes beneficial or beautiful—parts of human life.

Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 This rueful sense of difference and limitation erodes as a more toxic narrative emerges.

Rebecca Steinitz, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 People sometimes think that a cage is given from birth, while the ability to fly is a limitation to having a good life in that cage.

Mikhail Saidov, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

Legal Definition

limitation

noun

lim·i·ta·tion

: restriction

a limitation on the rights of ownership

: a statement or stipulation in a deed or will placing limits on the disposition of an estate or interest especially in regard to duration or heirs see also word of limitation

: a certain period limited by statute after which actions or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts see also statute of limitations

limitations

noun

plural of limitation

as in limits

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go the bridge has a weight limitation that bars heavy trucks from crossing it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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limits
confines
boundaries
lines
barriers
ends
extents
bounds
caps
ceilings
terminations
edges
borders
fences
restraints
extremities
margins
walls
termini
fag ends
terminuses
verges
rims
hedges
stops
brims
bars
outsides

as in restrictions

something that limits one's freedom of action or choice the state has some fairly strict limitations on the sale and use of alcoholic beverages

Synonyms & Similar Words

restrictions
constraints
restraints
conditions
strictures
prohibitions
curbs
exceptions
stipulations
circumscriptions
fetters
provisos
checks
qualifications
reservations
bans
proscriptions
strings
provisoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

freedoms
latitudes

as in constraints

the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries the limitation on the number of vehicles allowed on the island does not sit well with year-round residents

Synonyms & Similar Words

restrictions
constraints
restraints
confinements
segregations
reins
circumscriptions
stints
isolations
containments

单词	limitations
释义	limitation noun lim·i·ta·tion ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shən 1 : an act or instance of limiting 2 : the quality or state of being limited 3 : something that limits : restraint 4 : a certain period limited by statute after which actions, suits, or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts limitational ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shnəl -shə-nᵊl adjective Synonyms bound boundary cap ceiling confines end extent limit line termination See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a law aimed at the limitation of federal power They have placed a limitation on the amount of time we have available. Recent Examples on the Web The limitation was abolished once the Reagan administration took power and Claybrook exited. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 There’s no limitation on college or pro, offense or defense. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 And the once-per-year rollover limitation doesn’t apply to this one. Leonard Sloane, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 For many of you, this bad habit seems to be your addiction to limitation. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 The first forbids the restriction or limitation of a mother’s right to breastfeed in places that are open to the public. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2022 Rather than aim for greatness, then, Alpert asks us to accept that frustration and limitation are inescapable—and sometimes beneficial or beautiful—parts of human life. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 This rueful sense of difference and limitation erodes as a more toxic narrative emerges. Rebecca Steinitz, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 People sometimes think that a cage is given from birth, while the ability to fly is a limitation to having a good life in that cage. Mikhail Saidov, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3 Kids Definition limitation noun lim·i·ta·tion ˌli-mə-ˈtā-shən 1 : an act or instance of controlling the size or extent of something 2 : something that controls size or extent Legal Definition limitation noun lim·i·ta·tion 1 a : restriction a 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 especially 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 limitations noun plural of limitation 1 as in limits a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go the bridge has a weight limitation that bars heavy trucks from crossing it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance limits confines boundaries lines barriers ends extents bounds caps ceilings terminations edges borders fences restraints extremities margins walls termini fag ends terminuses verges rims hedges stops brims bars outsides 2 as in restrictions something that limits one's freedom of action or choice the state has some fairly strict limitations on the sale and use of alcoholic beverages Synonyms & Similar Words restrictions constraints restraints conditions strictures prohibitions curbs exceptions stipulations circumscriptions fetters provisos checks qualifications reservations bans proscriptions strings provisoes Antonyms & Near Antonyms freedoms latitudes 3 as in constraints the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries the limitation on the number of vehicles allowed on the island does not sit well with year-round residents Synonyms & Similar Words restrictions constraints restraints confinements segregations reins circumscriptions stints isolations containments
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limitation

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