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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Limitation \Lim'i*ta"tion\ (-t[=a]"sh[u^]n), noun [L. limitatio: cf. F. limitation. See {Limit}, verb (used with an object)]
1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council.
They had no right to mistake the limitation . . . of their own faculties, for an inherent limitation of the possible modes of existence in the universe. --J. S. Mill.
2. That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought.
The cause of error is ignorance what restraints and limitations all principles have in regard of the matter whereunto they are applicable. --Hooker.
3. 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. --Chaucer. Latimer.
4. A limited time within or during which something is to be done.
You have stood your limitation, and the tribunes Endue you with the people's voice. --Shak.
5. (Law) (a) A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit. (b) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules. (c) A restriction of power; as, a constitutional limitation. --Wharton. Bouvier.
{To know one's own limitations}, to know the reach and limits of one's abilities. --A. R. Wallace.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
limitation
noun
1: a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements" [syn: {restriction}]
2: the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"
3: 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" [syn: {limit}]
4: (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"
5: an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) [syn: {restriction}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
117 Moby Thesaurus words for "limitation": absolute interest, allowance, benefit, border line, bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bounds, bourn, break boundary, breakoff point, ceiling, cession, circumscription, claim, closeness, common, compass, concession, confine, confinement, confines, continence, contingent interest, cramp, cramping, crowdedness, cutoff, cutoff point, deadline, delimitation, determinant, discipline, division line, easement, end, equitable interest, equity, estate, exception, exemption, extenuating circumstances, extremity, finish, floor, frontier, grain of salt, grant, hair, hairbreadth, hairsbreadth, hedge, hedging, high-water mark, holding, incapaciousness, incommodiousness, interest, interface, limen, limit, limiting factor, line, line of demarcation, low-water mark, lower limit, march, mark, mental reservation, mete, moderation, modification, narrow gauge, narrowness, nearness, part, percentage, prescription, proscription, qualification, reservation, restrain, restrictedness, restriction, right, right of entry, salvo, settlement, slenderness, special case, special treatment, specialness, specification, stake, start, starting line, starting point, stint, straitness, strict settlement, strictness, stricture, target date, term, terminal date, terminus, threshold, tight squeeze, tightness, time allotment, title, trust, upper limit, use, vested interest, waiver
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