Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acting as a limit.
- adjective Grammar Restricting the range of application of the noun modified.
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- verb Present participle of
limit .
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- adjective strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
- adjective restricting the scope or freedom of action
- noun the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
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Examples
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On February 4, 2009 I read an article in the New York Times in which you called limiting the pay of executives of companies who receive federal bailout money "draconian - $500,000 is not a lot of money."
This Boy Elroy 2009
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Opponents say voters, and not the council, should decide the issue, since they passed a term limiting referendum in the first place.
News for WNCT 2008
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That Justice Scalia joined the majority in limiting the scope of a search incident to arrest is, in and of itself, unusual.
Supreme Court 2009
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Magnesium oxide paste has been suggested as an alternative to calcium gluconate gel. 15 Bracken et al. compared the use of 0.13 percent benzalkonium chloride solution, 2.5 percent calcium gluconate gel and 30 percent magnesium sulfate/6 percent magnesium oxide paste to a control (water) for treating dermal burns induced by 70 percent hydrofluoric acid. 26 In this study, calcium gluconate gel was the only agent effective in limiting the extent of the burn.
Hydrofluoric Acid 2010
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That Justice Scalia joined the majority in limiting the scope of a search incident to arrest is, in and of itself, unusual.
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Neither the text of the Amendment nor the arguments advanced by its proponents evidenced the slightest interest in limiting any legislature's authority to regulate private civilian uses of firearms.
Kenneth C. Davis: A Right to Bare Arms? Arm Bears? The 2nd Amendment (Civics Primer #2) Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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Thus when only approved topics can be debated then it skews the public discourse, when it succeeds in limiting discussion.
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Recent global economic turbulence has played a part in limiting aggressive international expansion by Korean banks.
Seoul Sale of Majority Stake in Woori Expected Se Young Lee 2010
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The advertising restrictions advance the interest in limiting this commodification in two closely related ways.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The First Amendment and Advertisements of Legal Prostitution 2010
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Neither the text of the Amendment nor the arguments advanced by its proponents evidenced the slightest interest in limiting any legislature's authority to regulate private civilian uses of firearms.
Kenneth C. Davis: A Right to Bare Arms? Arm Bears? The 2nd Amendment (Civics Primer #2) Kenneth C. Davis 2010
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