Limitation dictionary definition

limitation

lim·i·ta·tion

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noun

The definition of a limitation is a restriction or a defect, or the act of imposing restrictions.

When you are only allowed to walk to the end of the block, this is an example of a limitation.
When there are certain things you are not good at doing, these are examples of limitations.
When a law has specific things that a person cannot do, the law is an example of a limitation.

a limiting or being limited
something that limits, as some factor in makeup which restricts the scope of a person's activity or accomplishment; qualification
Law a period of time, fixed by statute, during which legal action can be brought, as for settling a claim

Origin of limitation

Middle English limitacioun from Old French limitacion from Classical Latin limitatio

noun

The act of limiting or the state of being limited: He was very successful in his limitation of salt intake.
A limiting rule or condition; a restriction: Are there any limitations on the agreement?
A shortcoming or defect: We need to overcome our limitations if we want to succeed.
Law A period established by statute during which a lawsuit or criminal prosecution must be initiated.

Noun

(plural limitations)

The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
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.
An imperfection or shortcoming which limits somethings use or value.
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 10 years limitation