Meaning of ENCUMBRANCE
| Pronunciation: | | en'kumbruns
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- [n] any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- [n] an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
- [n] a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
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| | Synonyms: | | burden, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, incumbrance, incumbrance, interference, load, onus, preventative, preventive |
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| | See Also: | | charge, clog, concern, dead weight, fardel, headache, impediment, impedimenta, imposition, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, speed bump, vexation, worry | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En*cum"brance\, n. [Cf. OF. encombrance. Cf.
{Incumbrance}.]
1. That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or
renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment.
See {Incumbrance}.
2. (Law) Same as {Incumbrance}.
Syn: Burden; clog; impediment; check; hindrance.
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| | Related Terms: | | affliction, albatross, bale, bitter cup, bitter draft, bitter draught, bitter pill, burden, burden of care, burdening, burthen, cankerworm of care, care, cargo, charge, charging, client, clog, cross, crown of thorns, cumber, cumbrance, curse, deadweight, dependent, difficulty, disadvantage, distress, drag, embarrassment, freight, gall, gall and wormwood, grievance, hamper, handicap, hardship, hindrance, impedance, impediment, impedimenta, imposition, inconvenience, incubus, incumbency, infliction, lading, liability, load, loading, lumber, millstone, obstacle, obstruction, onus, oppression, overload, overtaxing, overweighting, pack, pack of troubles, peck of troubles, penalty, pensionary, pensioner, pressure, protege, public charge, saddling, sea of troubles, sorrow, superincumbency, surcharge, taxing, thorn, trouble, ward, waters of bitterness, weight, white elephant, woe |
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