noun Etymology: Latin ~-, circumscriptio, from circumscribere Date: 1531 the act of circumscribing ; the state of being circumscribed: as, definition , delimitation , limitation , something that circumscribes: as, limit , boundary , restriction , a circumscribed area or district
CIRCUMSCRIPTION
Meaning of CIRCUMSCRIPTION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012