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nounan act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
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nouna principle that limits the extent of something
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"it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"nounthe greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
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"statute of limitations"noun(law) a time period after which suits cannot be broughttype of:
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"it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"nounthe quality of being limited or restrictedtype of:
Definition that contains limitation
- clear (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- limp walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- hitch walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- quota a limitation on imports
- gimp walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- hobble walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- unqualifiedly without qualification or limitation
- unmortgaged (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
- godel United States mathematician (born in Austria) who is remembered principally for demonstrating the limitations of axiomatic systems (1906-1978)
- proration the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer