impediment
21impediment — noun 1) an impediment to economic improvement Syn: hindrance, obstruction, obstacle, barrier, bar, block, handicap, check, curb, restriction, limitation; setback, difficulty, snag, hitch, hurdle, stumbling block; i …
22impediment — An obstruction, for example, an obstruction in a highway. 25 Am J1st High § 272. A bar; a disqualification, for example, insanity barring marriage. 35 Am J1st Mar § 17. See canonical impediments; dirimant impediments; impediments to marriage;… …
23impediment — impedimental /im ped euh men tl/, impedimentary, adj. /im ped euh meuhnt/, n. 1. obstruction; hindrance; obstacle. 2. any physical defect that impedes normal or easy speech; a speech disorder. 3. Chiefly Eccles. Law. a bar, usually of blood or… …
24impediment — noun a) A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress. Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment. b) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta Syn: hindrance, obstruction …
25impediment — See obstacle. See obstacle, impediment …
26impediment — [ɪm pɛdɪm(ə)nt] noun 1》 a hindrance or obstruction. 2》 (also speech impediment) a defect in a person s speech, such as a lisp or stammer. Derivatives impedimental adjective …
27impediment — s ( et, impediment) mark utan ekonomiskt värde …
28impediment — See block. ♦ Speech impediment, hāpu upu u, hapaku e ka ōlelo …
29Impediment of Crime — Impediment of Crime † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Impediment of Crime An Impediment of Crime nullifies marriage according to ecclesiastical law, and arises from adultery and homicide separately or together. The Roman civil law prohibited… …
30Impediment in speech — Impediment Im*ped i*ment, n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F. impediment.] That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect. [1913 Webster] Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we marched on without impediment. Shak. [1913… …
