sublimit
nounEtymology From sub- + limit.
1
A secondary or subsidiary limit.
- The Soviets also agreed to extend the sublimit on "heavy" missiles contained in the Interim Agreement.1979, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, volume 35, number 4, page 12:
- The result of upholding the sublimit would be to penalize those victims of sexual misconduct who actually report it, […]1994, Tort and Insurance Law Journal, volume 30, page 730: