circumscribe /ˌsɜːkəmˈskraɪb/ ( circumscribing, circumscribed, circumscribes )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted. 限制 [正式]

  例：

  The army evidently fears that, under him, its activities would be severely circumscribed.

  军方明显担心，在他的管辖下，各种活动都将受到严格限制。

  例：

  There are laws circumscribing the right of individual citizens to cause bodily harm to others.

  限制公民对他人造成人身伤害的规定是有法可依的。