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Limitation vs Reservation - What's the difference?

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Limitation is a related term of reservation.


As nouns the difference between limitation and reservation

is that limitation is the act of limiting or the state of being limited while reservation is reservation.

limitation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
  • A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
  • Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation it felt like a limitation you could roll in.
    He understood the exam material but his fear was a limitation he could not overcome.
  • An imperfection or shortcoming which limits somethings use or value.
  • 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 10 years limitation

    Derived terms

    * limitationional * statute of limitation

    Antonyms

    * limitelessness

    reservation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
  • Something that is withheld or kept back.
  • A limiting qualification (often used in the plural).
  • I have reservations about your intentions.
  • (US) A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian (reserve)).
  • An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
  • (UK) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway.
  • (India) The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).
  • Synonyms

    * booking (5) * median (6) * median strip (6)

    Abbreviations

    * res, rez (Indian reservation)