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Webster 1913 Edition
Limitation
1.
The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited;
as, the
. limitation
of his authority was approved by the councilThey had no right to mistake the
limitation
. . . of their own faculties, for an inherent limitation
of the possible modes of existence in the universe. J. S. Mill.
2.
That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception;
as,
. limitations
of thoughtThe cause of error is ignorance what restraints and
limitations
all principles have in regard of the matter whereunto they are applicable. Hooker.
3.
A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district.
Chaucer. Latimer.
4.
A limited time within or during which something is to be done.
You have stood your
Endue you with the people’s voice.
limitation
, and the tribunesEndue you with the people’s voice.
Shakespeare
5.
(Law)
(a)
A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit.
(b)
A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.
(c)
A restriction of power;
as, a constitutional
. limitation
Wharton. Bouvier.
To know one's own limitations
, to know the reach and limits of one's abilities.
A. R. Wallace.
Webster 1828 Edition
Limitation
LIMITA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of bounding or circumscribing.2.
Restriction; restraint; circumscription. The king consented to a limitation of his prerogatives. Government by the limitation of natural rights secures civil liberty.3.
Restriction; confinement from a lax indeterminate import. Words of general import are often to be understood with limitations.4.
A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg or exercise their functions.