encumberment

encumberment

(ɪnˈkʌmbəmənt)
n
the act of being encumbered
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The comte, on arriving at the Rue des Lombards, found the shop of the grocer in great confusion; but it was not the encumberment of a lucky sale, or that of an arrival of goods.
Fighting dependency: Since one's perfection and eternal beatitude is solely determined by one's own wilful activity, and even liability for intercession (Shafa'at) should also be acquired through proper deeds, so the educator must revive the spirit of self-reliance and independence, reinforce a sense of responsibility and conscience, and struggle against encumberment, subjection, and subordination to others, and remind the instructed this point in all behaviours and encounters (i.
He admitted years later that it was an "outrageous encumberment of the telegraphic process," but he believed it was necessary to convey his views accurately.
Physical hazards due to temperature extremes can cause heat illness and loss of productivity (most subsistence agriculture takes place in hot parts of the globe where there is no possibility of air conditioning) or cold injury and loss of productivity as a result of encumberment with many layers of clothing.
The presbytery elects a board of directors that oversees the month-to-month decisions on policy, overall program and budge The presbytery must approve any purchase of land or encumberment (e.g., a mortgage or loan) of Evangel Hall.
Zizek, however, sees this friction not simply as our lamentable encumberment to a certain geographical place.
Dissatisfying ambiance incidents (n = 45) manifest complaints about crowding, encumberment, and malevolence that were perceived to be induced by the sheer number of other people (see the example in Table 3).
Hall believes it "will be necessary for the church of the future to rediscover the `movement' character of the faith and let go of its entrenched forms, boundaries and encumberment of possession."
Uschi would toss off her coat, scarf, shoes and other encumberments, then speed off down the long beach until she was lost from sight.