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1a: restrictiona limitation on the rights of ownership
b: a statement or stipulation in a deed or will placing limits on the disposition of an estate or interest especially in regard to duration or heirs — see also word of limitation
2: a certain period limited by statute after which actions or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts — see also statute of limitations