Encumbrance

  • 91encumbrancer — en·cum·branc·er /in kəm brən sər/ n: a person who holds an encumbrance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. encumbrancer …

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  • 92impediment — im·ped·i·ment /im pe də mənt/ n: something that prevents or interferes with a process, power, or right should have known of the legal impediment s to the execution of any judgment against the police jury Penalber v. Blount, 550 So. 2d 577 (1989); …

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  • 93disadvantage — I noun adverse circumstance, adversity, block, blockade, blockage, burden, check, curb, damage, defect, deficiency, detainment, determent, deterrence, deterrent, detriment, difficulty, disability, disablement, discommodity, discouragement,… …

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  • 94hindrance — I noun annoyance, arrest, barrier, blockade, bother, check, complication, constriction, detention, deterrent, detriment, difficulty, disadvantage, discouragement, drawback, embargo, encumbrance, hamper, handicap, holdback, impediment,… …

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  • 95imposition — I (excessive burden) noun encroachment, encumbrance, excessive demand, extraordinarily burdensome requirement, hindrance, impediment, infliction, infringement, interference, onus, unjust burden, unjust requirement II (tax) noun charge, duty,… …

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  • 96pressure — I noun anxiety, anxiousness, brunt, brute force, burden, coercion, compulsion, constraining force, constraint, controlling power, crisis, drive, duress, encumbrance, exertion, exhortation, exigency, force, hardship, heaviness, hindrance,… …

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  • 97lien — a charge upon a specific property designed to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A charge against or interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation. A… …

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  • 98debt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of owing money Nouns 1. debt, indebtedness, obligation, liability, debit, score; charge, charge account; arrears, deferred payment, accounts receivable; deficit, default; insolvency, nonpayment,… …

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  • 99hindrance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that obstructs Nouns 1. hindrance, obstruction, stoppage; interruption, interception, impedition; retardment, retardation; embarrassment, coarctation, stricture, restriction, restraint,… …

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  • 100liability — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Responsibility Nouns 1. liability, liableness, responsibility, possibility, probability, contingency, susceptibility; duty; liabilities, debts (see debt); drawback (see hindrance). See tendency. 2.… …

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