noun. A time limit, as for payment of a debt or completion of an assignment.

noun. A boundary line in a prison that prisoners can cross only at the risk of being shot.

transitive verb. To govern by setting a time limit.

noun. A date on or before which something must be completed.

noun. A guideline marked on a plate for a printing press.

noun. A line which doesn't move.

noun. A boundary around a prison.

noun. the point in time at which something must be completed

"* ` event Project deadline; 13.02.2010 ` - create new event with summary \ "Project deadline\" for 13.02.2010;"

point  point in time  

curfew  

headline  

budget  commitment  constraint  guideline  priority  

A-day  D day  H hour  border line  bound