1. (noun) a principle that limits the extent of something

• limitation

2. (noun) an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• limitation

3. (noun) the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

• confinement

1. (noun) a principle that limits the extent of something

• narrowness
• quantification
• restraint

2. (noun) an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• arms control
• clampdown
• freeze
• hold-down
• load-shedding

3. (noun) the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

• circumscription
• classification
• constraint
• specification
• stipulation

1. (noun) a principle that limits the extent of something

• regulation
• rule

2. (noun) an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• regulating
• regulation

3. (noun) the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

• restraint

1. (noun) a principle that limits the extent of something

• bound
• confine
• limit
• restrain
• restrict
• throttle
• trammel
• circumscribe
• confine
• limit

2. (noun) an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)

• bound
• bound
• confine
• confine
• limit
• limit
• restrain
• restrain
• restrict
• restrict
• throttle
• throttle
• trammel
• trammel
• circumscribe
• confine
• limit
• curb
• curtail
• cut back
• restrict
• restrict

3. (noun) the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

• bound
• confine
• limit
• restrain
• restrict
• throttle
• trammel