Dictionary Entry
limitation
limitation is a 10-letter English word with 12 senses as transitive verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council.
- 2transitive verb
That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought.
- 3transitive verb
A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district.
- 4transitive verb
A limited time within or during which something is to be done.
- 5transitive verb
A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit.
- 6transitive verb
A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.
- 7transitive verb
A restriction of power; as, a constitutional limitation.
- 8noun
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
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- 9noun
the quality of being limited or restricted
"it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"
- 10noun
a principle that limits the extent of something
"I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
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- 11noun
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"
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- 12noun
(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
"statute of limitations"
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