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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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encumbrance

A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check.

Cowper.

(Law)

A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value.

Noun.

A burdensome and troublesome load; any thing that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; embarrassment.

A legal claim on the estate of another.