ˌliməˈtāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English limitacioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French limitation, from Latin limitation-, limitatio, from limitatus (past participle of limitare to limit) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the action of limiting
without any other express limitation or restraint — John Locke
fighting to restore the doctrine of limitation to its high place among the nations — New Republic
2. : the quality or state of being limited
itself conditioned by our inescapable human limitation — M.R.Cohen
3.
a. : a restriction or restraint imposed from without (as by law, custom, or circumstances)
all railroads have weight and height limitations, because of tunnels, bridges and so forth — Westinghouse News
still further limitations on the work of the editors of the news — F.L.Mott
b. : a restrictive weakness or lack of capacity
the limitations of the power of speech — B.N.Cardozo
within the limitations of black and white — Hunter Mead
the limitation of materials, their strength, their resistance to strain — Mary Austin
4. : a time assigned for something ; specifically : a certain period limited by statute after which actions, suits, or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts
5.
a. : the limiting or marking out of the bounds of an estate in property
b. : the creation by deed or devise of a lesser estate or estates out of a fee
c. : an exception to the usual rules for the descent of titles of nobility or honor
• lim·i·ta·tion·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tāshən ə l, -shnəl adjective