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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incumbrance \In*cum"brance\, n. [See {Encumbrance}.] [Written also {encumbrance}.] 1. A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check. --Cowper. 2. (Law) A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Encumbrance \En*cum"brance\, n. [Cf. OF encombrance. Cf {Incumbrance}.] 1. That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See {Incumbrance}. 2. (Law) Same as {Incumbrance}. Syn: Burden; clog; impediment; check; hindrance. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: encumbrance n 1: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: {burden}, {load}, {incumbrance}, {onus}] 2: a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) [syn: {incumbrance}] 3: something that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance}, {hitch}, {preventive}, {preventative}, {incumbrance}, {interference}]
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