limitation

n.

1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
2. A restriction.
3. A shortcoming or defect.
4. Law. A specified period during which, by statute, an action may be brought.

noun

1. The act of limiting or condition of being limited: circumscription, confinement, constraint, restraint, restriction. See limited/unlimited.
2. Something that limits or restricts: check, circumscription, constraint, cramp², curb, inhibition, limit, restraint, restriction, stricture, trammel. See limited/unlimited.
3. The greatest amount or number allowed: ceiling, limit, maximum. See limited/unlimited.

n

Definition: restraint, disadvantage
Antonyms: advantage, extension, extent, freedom, increase, infinity, range, release

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A qualification, restriction, or circumspection.

In the law of property, a limitation on an estate arises when its duration or quality is in some way restricted. For example, in the conveyance, "Owner conveys Blackacre to A until B leaves the country," A's estate is limited, since A is given Blackacre for only a specified length of time.

Avoidance of excessive size.

• liability l. — see liability.
• statute of l. — each state has a statute that limits the time after an event at which legal proceedings can be initiated based on the event. The time lapse varies with the subject of the action and between states.

Quotes:

"Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway." - Mary Kay Ash

"As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole--the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration. We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations." - Stephen R. Covey

"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee

"Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind." - Ramana Maharshi

"I think the key is for women not to set any limits." - Martina Navratilova

"Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless." - Jamie Paolinetti

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - begrænsning, indskrænkning, forældelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
beperking, begrenzing, grenzen, verjaring, verjaringstermijn

Français (French)
n. - restriction, limite, limitation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Begrenzung, Einschränkung, Verjährung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιορισμός, ανικανότητα

Italiano (Italian)
limitazione, prescrizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - limitação (f)

Русский (Russian)
ограничение, ограниченность, срок давности

Español (Spanish)
n. - limitación, restricción, prescripción

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - begränsning, inskränkning, gräns, (jur.) preskription

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
限制, 限制因素, 极限, 限度, 局限, 追诉时效

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 限制, 限制因素, 極限, 限度, 局限, 追訴時效

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 한정, 취약점, 극한, 제한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 制限, 限定, 限界

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تحديد, تقييد, عجز, قصور, حد, قيد, المهله القانونيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מגבלה, הגבלה‬

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