encumbrance
Hindrance on title
An encumbrance is something that burdens or impedes.
The word applies to physical loads, financial obligations, or anything that restricts free movement or action: The heavy pack was an encumbrance on the hike, The property had several encumbrances on the title.
In legal contexts, encumbrances are claims or liens against property.
The word can describe people who burden others: He felt like an encumbrance to his children.
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- strainExcessive stretching force
- pressureForce upon contact
- albatrossLong-winged oceanic bird
yoke · millstone · baggage · onus · hardship · responsibility · duty · obligation
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- bulkMain mass or size
- heavinessState of being weighty
- baggageTraveler's packed belongings
gear · equipment · luggage · pack · cargo · freight · unwieldy · dead weight
Claim securing debt
- mortgageSecured home loan
- easementLimited land-use privilege
- titleFormal honorific or name
- deedWritten property conveyance
claim · restriction · covenant · charge · attachment · judgment · cloud on title · right of way
Something blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- restraintControl over impulses
constraint · limitation · restriction · inhibition · deterrent · block · snag · stumbling block
Legal or financial obligation
- indebtednessState of owing money
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- outstanding balanceSum still due
financial burden · loan · creditor · default · repayment · owing · dues · deficit
weight
Measure of heaviness
albatross · yoke · millstone · baggage · onus · hardship · responsibility · duty · obligation · liability
weight
Measure of heaviness
baggage · gear · equipment · luggage · pack · cargo · freight · unwieldy · dead weight
lien
Claim securing debt
deed · claim · restriction · covenant · charge · attachment · judgment · cloud on title · right of way · servitude
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
restraint · constraint · limitation · restriction · inhibition · deterrent · block · snag · stumbling block · bottleneck
liability
Legal or financial obligation
- indebtednessState of owing money
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
outstanding balance · financial burden · loan · creditor · default · repayment · owing · dues · deficit · insolvency
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
- mortgagesfixed-rate mortgage, mortgage broker, adjustable-rate mortgage, mortgage payment, mortgage insurance
- RPG mechanicsmin-maxing, level up, XP, HP, power leveling
- inheritanceinheritance, inheritances, heir, heirs, heiress
- property termsdeed, title, lease, mortgage, lien
- public financepublic debt, budget deficit, tax revenue, budgets, expenditure
encumbranceclear title
Uncontested ownership proof
free and clear · release · cancelation · discharge · satisfaction