Encumbrance

  • 11encumbrance — /en kum breuhns/, n. 1. something that encumbers; something burdensome, useless, or superfluous; burden; hindrance: Poverty was a lifelong encumbrance. 2. a dependent person, esp. a child. 3. Law. a burden or claim on property, as a mortgage.… …

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  • 12encumbrance — [[t]ɪnkʌ̱mbrəns[/t]] encumbrances N COUNT An encumbrance is something or someone that encumbers you. Magdalena considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance. Syn: burden …

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  • 13encumbrance — noun 1) he soon found the old equipment a great encumbrance Syn: hindrance, obstruction, obstacle, impediment, constraint, handicap, inconvenience, nuisance, disadvantage, drawback; literary trammel; archaic cumber 2) she knew she was an… …

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  • 14encumbrance — UK [ɪnˈkʌmbrəns] / US noun [countable] Word forms encumbrance : singular encumbrance plural encumbrances formal something that prevents you from moving normally or from doing what you want to do …

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  • 15encumbrance — Literally a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction, such as an object in a highway. 25 Am J1st High § 272. The significance in the law is that of any right to, or interest in land conveyed, which may subsist in a third party, to the diminution of… …

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  • 16encumbrance — įsipareigojimų vykdymo užtikrinimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis NATO – esamiems arba įrodomiesiems įsipareigojimams rezervuotų lėšų registravimas. atitikmenys: angl. encumbrance ryšiai: susijęs terminas – įsipareigojimas susijęs terminas… …

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  • 17encumbrance — n. 1 a burden. 2 an impediment. 3 a mortgage or other charge on property. 4 an annoyance. Phrases and idioms: without encumbrance having no children. Etymology: ME f. OF encombrance (as ENCUMBER) …

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  • 18encumbrance — noun Date: 1535 1. something that encumbers ; impediment, burden 2. a claim (as a mortgage) against property …

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  • 19Encumbrance — Servitude (droit) La servitude est un concept juridique ancien, remontant au droit romain. Droit français Aujourd hui, la servitude est un service que rend un fonds (= terrain) dit servant à un fonds dit dominant. Il s agit bien d un service de… …

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  • 20encumbrance — noun a) Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried. b) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or …

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