limitation

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

limitations

1.
(countable, uncountable)The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
2.
(countable, uncountable)A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation, it felt like a limitation you could roll in.
He understood the exam material, but his fear was a limitation he could not overcome.
3.
(countable, uncountable)An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the ten-year limitation.

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Đồng nghĩa

prescriptiontime period prescription

Trái nghĩa

limitelessnesslimitlessness

Cùng gốc / liên quan

colimitationlimitationistnonlimitationfee simple subject to executory limitationlimitationalself-limitationstatute of limitationslimitative

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Nguồn gốc từ

Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + --ation.