encumbrance
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encumbrance noun
- Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
- An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
- One who is dependent on another.“a widow without encumbrances, i.e. without children”
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encumbermentincumbranceloadburdenhindranceinterferencepreventiveonuspreventativehitchoptioncommittedengagementcollateralcompromisepledgecharge
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