Definition of limitation - WordReference.com Dictionary

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limitation
A	noun
	1	limitation, restriction
			an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚control ╚regulation; regulating ╚limitation, restriction ╚clampdown ╚freeze ╚hold-down ╚arms control ╚load-shedding
	2	limitation
			the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚bad; badness ╚liability ╚disadvantage ╚limitation
	3	restriction, limitation
			a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚rule; regulation ╚restriction, limitation ╚restraint ╚quantification
	4	limit, limitation
			the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚indefinite quantity ╚limit, limitation ╚cutoff ╚extremum; peak
	5	limitation
			(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚fundamental quantity; fundamental measure ╚time period; period of time; period ╚time limit ╚limitation