limitation restriction | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) |
auto limitation | social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or general consent |
limit bound boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
limitation | the quality of being limited or restricted, it is a good plan but it has serious limitations |
restriction limitation | a principle that limits the extent of something, I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements |
statute of limitations | a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken |
age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks SALT | negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
limit demarcation demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
limit | as far as something can go |
three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
limit limitation | 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 |
limit limit point point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
maximum upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
time limit | a time period within which something must be done or completed |
limitation | (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought, statute of limitations |
terminus ad quem terminal point limit | final or latest limiting point |
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle | place limits on (extent or access), restrict the use of this parking lot, limit the time you can spend with your friends |
limit circumscribe confine | restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day |
specify set determine define fix limit | decide upon or fix definitely, fix the variables, specify the parameters |
to the hilt to the limit | in full, you are in this to the hilt |