LIMITATION Definition & Meaning

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limitation

[lim-i-tey-shuhn]

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noun

a limiting limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap.
He knows his limitations as a writer.
something that limits; a limit or bound; restriction.
an arms limitation; a limitation on imports.
the act of limiting. limiting.
the state of being limited. limited.
Law.��the assignment, as by statute, of a period of time within which an action must be brought, or the period of time assigned.
a statute of limitations.

limitation

/ ˌ��ɪ��ɪˈ�ٱ�ɪʃə�� /

noun

something that limits a quality or achievement
the act of limiting or the condition of being limited
law a certain period of time, legally defined, within which an action, claim, etc, must be commenced
property law a restriction upon the duration or extent of an estate

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

nonlimitation noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of limitation¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English lymytacion, from Latin ��ī��پ�ō��-, stem of ��ī��پ�ō “determination, enclosure within boundaries,” from ��ī��(�ܲ�) “bounded, enclosed” (past participle of ��ī�� “to bound, enclose within boundaries”; limit ) + -��ō -ion

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The limitation is being able to design an antibody that can target the cancer alone.

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Attorneys for Lee, who denies the allegations, have repeatedly tried to block the commission’s case, arguing that the statute of limitations had expired.

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In all countries, 39% of people said financial limitations prevented them from having a child.

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This is a job, and you just do the job as good as you can with your own limitations.

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BMI has some limitations because it measures weight, not fat.

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limitary limitative

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