limit
I
noun
ambit, border, bound, boundary, boundary line, circumscriptio, circumscription, extreme boundary final point, finis, fringe, frontier, furthest point, line of demarcation, outer edge, outer line, outer point, perimeter, rim, terminus, verge
associated concepts: jurisdictional limit, territorial limit
II
verb
bind, bridle, check, circumscribe, circumscribere, confine, constrain, constrict, contain, curb, deter, enclose, finire, hamper, hem in, hinder, hold back, impede, leash, modulate, narrow, proscribe, repress, restrain, restrict, set bounds, suppress, terminare
III
index
abate (lessen), abridge (divest), ambit, bar (obstruction), bar (exclude), barrier, bind (restrain), block, border, border (bound), boundary, cap, capacity (maximum), ceiling, censor, check (restrain), commute, compel, condemn (ban), confine, constrain (imprison), constrain (restrain), constrict (inhibit), control (restrain), curb, debar, defeasance, define, demarcate, detain (restrain), deter, determine, diminish, disadvantage, discipline (control), disfranchise, duration, edge (border), enclose, enclosure, encumber (hinder), end (termination), enjoin, expiration, extent, extremity (furthest point), frontier, gamut, guideline, hamper, hedge, impede, margin (outside limit), maximum (pinnacle), measurement, mete, moderate (temper), modify (moderate), obstruct, palliate (abate), periphery, prevent, prohibit, prohibition, purview, qualify (condition), quota, range, repress, restrain, restrict, retrench, scope, specialize, toll (stop)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006