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impediment definition

im·pedi·ment (im ped′ə mənt)

noun

  1. Now Rare an impeding or being impeded; obstruction
  2. anything that impedes; specif.,
    1. a speech defect; stutter, lisp, stammer, etc.
    2. anything preventing the making of a legal contract, esp. of a marriage contract
    3. R.C.Ch. anything making marriage or ordination invalid or illicit

Etymology: ME < L impedimentum, hindrance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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