limitation

Noun
  1. A principle that limits the extent of something (synset 105854882)
    "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
    is a type of: regulation, rule - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    subtypes:
    • narrowness - a restriction of range or scope
    • quantification - a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
    • restraint - a rule or condition that limits freedom
    same as: restriction
  2. The quality of being limited or restricted (synset 105169982)
    "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"
    is a type of: disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
  3. The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed (synset 113780436)
    "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
    is a type of: indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
    subtypes:
    • extremum, peak - the most extreme possible amount or value
    • cutoff - a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated
    same as: limit
  4. (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought (synset 115249089)
    "statute of limitations"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: time limit - a time period within which something must be done or completed
  5. An act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) (synset 100809843)
    is a type of: regulating, regulation - the act of controlling or directing according to rule
    subtypes:
    • load-shedding - cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
    • arms control - a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
    • hold-down - a limitation or constraint
    • freeze - fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
    • clampdown - sudden restriction on an activity
    same as: restriction

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