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.
Origin
1350-1400;Middle Englishlymytacion < Latinlīmitātiōn- (stem of līmitātiō) a bounding, equivalent to līmitāt(us) (past participle of līmitāre to enclose within boundaries; see limit, -ate1) + -iōn--ion
News about arms control and limitation and disarmament.
That's because of a major limitation that it has right now.
He had discovered his own keys to drawing from life: simplicity, modesty, limitation.
We apologize for any inconvenience this limitation may cause.
Because of the mind's limitation this must be taken on faith.
Some cats require a few minutes to realize the difference and may jump one or two times before they realize their new limitation.
When fewer books were published the limitation in this regard might be determined largely by the size of the book fund.
The second limitation is that for many, college is not solely about education or even credentials.
What might seem a limitation gives the show a freshness that retrospectives often lack.
The company has also developed a remote control that eliminates the line-of-sight limitation of traditional infrared remotes.
British Dictionary definitions for limitation
limitation
/ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
1.
something that limits a quality or achievement
2.
the act of limiting or the condition of being limited
3.
(law) a certain period of time, legally defined, within which an action, claim, etc, must be commenced
4.
(property law) a restriction upon the duration or extent of an estate
Word Origin and History for limitation
n.
late 14c., from Old French limitacion and directly from Latin limitationem (nominative limitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of limitare (see limit (v.)). Phrase statute of limitations attested by 1768.