/lim'i tay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
2. something that limits; a limit or bound; restriction: an arms limitation; a limitation on imports.
3. the act of limiting.
4. the state of being limited.
5. 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.
[ 1350-1400; ME lymytacion limitation- (s. of limitatio ) a bounding, equiv. to limitat ( us ) (ptp. of limitare to enclose within boundaries; see LIMIT, -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]