encumbrance

English

Alternative forms

incumbrance

Etymology

From Middle English encombraunce, from Old French encombrance, from encombrer.

Noun

encumbrance (countable and uncountable, plural encumbrances)

Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
- 1912, Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage, Chapter 8
  Some consideration was necessary to decide whether or not to leave his rifle there. On the return, carrying the girl and a pack, it would be added encumbrance […]
(law) An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
(law) One who is dependent on another.
a widow without encumbrances, i.e. without children

Synonyms

encumberment

Translations

burden

Bulgarian: бреме (bg) n (breme), товар (bg) m (tovar)
Finnish: taakka (fi)
German: Belastung (de) f, dingliche Belastung f
Hungarian: teher (hu), megterhelés (hu), súly (hu)

Maori: whakararu, hūnuku (refers to family members)
Polish: obciążenie (pl) n
Turkish: mesuliyet (tr), sorumluluk (tr), yük (tr), engel (tr)

interest, right, burden or liability

Bulgarian: ипотека (bg) f (ipoteka)
Finnish: rasite (fi)
German: Verschuldung (de) f, Schuldenlast (de) f, Grundstückslast f

Hungarian: teher (hu), megterhelés (hu), jelzálog (hu)
Polish: obciążenie (pl) n
Turkish: borç (tr), ipotek (tr) (law)

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