circumscription

• Nom désignant l'action de limiter, de restreindre ou de tracer une limite autour de quelque chose, ainsi que le résultat de cette action.

A noun referring to the act of limiting, restricting, or drawing a boundary around something.

1. The act of limiting or restrictingC1formal

   The process or act of drawing a line around something, thereby limiting or confining it.

   action de limiter ou de restreindre

   • The circumscription of the king's power was a long and difficult process.
   • The treaty led to the circumscription of the nation's borders.
   • The circumscription of the debate to only two topics frustrated many participants.

   Synonymesconfinementconstraintdelimitationlimitationrestriction

   Antonymesexpansionextensionfreedomliberation

2. A boundary or limitC1formal

   A line that encloses something; a boundary or a limit.

   Circonscription (limite)

   • The river formed the natural circumscription of the territory.
   • The circumscription of the electoral district was redrawn.
   • The garden was within the circumscription of the old stone wall.

   Synonymesborderboundarycircumferenceconfinesedgeenclosurelimitmarginoutlineperimeter