rule of limitation

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• limitation of liability — limiˌtation of liaˈbility noun limitations of liability PLURALFORM [countable] LAW when someone is responsible for only part of a debt, loss etc: • In a recent case, it was held that the defendants limitation of liability was unreasonable and… …   Financial and business terms

• Limitation and revocation procedures before the European Patent Office — In European patent law, the limitation and revocation procedures before the European Patent Office (EPO) are post grant, ex parte , OJ 2007, Special edition 4/2007, page 116, item 1. ] administrative [ EPO web site,… …   Wikipedia

• LIMITATION OF ACTIONS — The Concept and its Substance In the talmudic period, Jewish law generally did not recognize the principle that the right to bring an action could be affected by the passage of time (i.e., extinctive prescription); in the post talmudic period, it …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• rule in Shelley's Case — In the classic statement of the rule as made in the case from which it derived its name: when the ancestor by any gift or conveyance takes an estate of freehold, and in the same gift or conveyance an estate is limited, either mediately or… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Rule against perpetuities — The rule against perpetuities is a rule of law in effect under the property, trusts, estate, and contract law of many common law jurisdictions. The rule invalidates certain future interests (traditionally contingent remainders and executory… …   Wikipedia

• Rule in Shelley's Case — The Rule in Shelley s Case is a rule of law that may apply to certain future interests in real property and trusts created in common law jurisdictions. [Moynihan, Cornelius, Introduction to the Law of Real Property , 3d Edition, West Group (St.… …   Wikipedia

• Rule in Shelley's Case — When the ancestor, by any gift or conveyance, taketh an estate of freehold, and in the same gift or conveyance an estate is limited, either mediately or immediately, to his heirs in fee or in tail, the heirs are words of limitation of the estate …   Black's law dictionary

• limitation — [[t]lɪ̱mɪte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] limitations 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n The limitation of something is the act or process of controlling or reducing it. All the talk had been about the limitation of nuclear weapons. ...damage limitation. 2) N …   English dictionary

• limitation — lim|i|ta|tion W3 [ˌlımıˈteıʃən] n 1.) [U] the act or process of controlling or reducing something limitation to ▪ Any limitation to the king s power could be permanent. ▪ a nuclear limitation treaty →damage limitation at ↑damage1 (3) 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• limitation */*/ — UK [ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms limitation : singular limitation plural limitations 1) a) [countable] a rule or situation that puts a limit on something limitation on: We plan to impose limitations on the use of cars in the city.… …   English dictionary

• limitation — lim|i|ta|tion [ ,lımı teıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count a rule or situation that puts a limit on something: limitation on: We plan to impose limitations on the use of cars in the city. space/size limitations: Not all the information could be displayed… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English