Limitation

Noun

 * 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

Thesaurus
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Translations

 * Dutch: begrenzing, beperking, inperking


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 * Dutch: verjaring, verjaringstermijn


 * : begrænset
 * : Begrenzung
 * : omejitev (1,2,3)
 * : పరిమితి (parimithi) (1,2,3)