different between limitation vs prohibition
limitation
English
Etymology
Latin limitatio.
Morphologically limit +? -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?m??te???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
limitation (countable and uncountable, 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.
- An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
- (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.
Synonyms
- (time period): prescription
Antonyms
- limitlessness
Derived terms
- limitational
- statute of limitations
Related terms
- limitative
Translations
References
- limitation at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- militation
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.mi.ta.sj??/
Noun
limitation f (plural limitations)
- limitation (action of limiting)
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- limitation of religion
prohibition
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prohibicion, from Latin prohibiti?.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p???(h)??b???n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?o?(h)??b???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
- Hyphenation: pro?hi?bi?tion
Noun
prohibition (countable and uncountable, plural prohibitions)
- An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
- A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
- A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances.
Synonyms
- forbode
Antonyms
- permission
Related terms
- prohibit
Translations
French
Etymology
First attested in Old French, borrowed from Latin prohibiti?
Pronunciation
Noun
prohibition f (plural prohibitions)
- prohibition
- (specifically) prohibition of alcohol
Related terms
- prohiber
Further reading
- “prohibition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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- what prohibition means
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