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Definition of: encumbrance
(in·kum′brəns) noun
1. That which encumbers.
2. Law Any lien or liability attached to real property.
3. One's wife, child, or dependent. Also spelled incumbrance. See synonyms under IMPEDIMENT, LOAD. [<OF encombrance <encombrer. See ENCUMBER.]
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