limitation

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

limitation (plural limitations)

1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
2. A restriction that limits something.
3. An imperfection or shortcoming which limits somethings use or value.
4. A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.

   The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the 10 years limitation

Derived terms

• limitationional
• statute of limitation

Related terms

• limitative

Antonyms

• limitelessness

Translations

the act of limiting

Dutch: begrenzing, beperking, inperking Finnish: rajoitus (fi)

Russian: ограничение (ru) (ograničénije) n.

a restriction that limits something

Dutch: grens (nl), beperking (nl) Finnish: rajoitus (fi)

Russian: ограничение (ru) (ograničénije) n.

an imperfection which limits somethings use or value

Dutch: beperking (nl) Finnish: rajoitus (fi)

Russian: ограничение (ru) (ograničénije) n.

a time period

Dutch: verjaring, verjaringstermijn

Russian: ограничение (ru) (ograničénije) n.

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Danish: begrænset German: Begrenzung Slovene: omejitev f. (1,2,3) Telugu: పరిమితి (parimithi) (1,2,3)