encumbrance

Shekhova had started packing, but the costs of moving were prohibitive—and her dogs were an additional encumbrance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

“Debt is a long-term obligation and an encumbrance on people’s finances.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026

That's why they've now assigned a receiver in order to prevent the transfer, sale or encumbrance of any of those assets.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2023

Wilson Chin’s scenic design creates an atmosphere of old-world affluence without the encumbrance of too many set pieces, allowing the musical to glide at an accelerated pace to its mostly happy conclusion.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2023

She would awaken as healthy as she was now but without the encumbrance she bore within.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

On the defensive side, Carson Soucy was allowed to sign for three years in Vancouver, with the Kraken balking at going more than two because they didn’t want long-term encumbrances blocking Evans.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

But do these prosthetic encumbrances feel more or less cheap when applied to someone like Charlie, who isn’t a violent caricature but a sympathetically drawn human being?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

The grantor testifies that the real estate is free and clear from any encumbrances or defects.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018

This entity might do so free from the encumbrances of inflamed popular sentiment and the scourge of corrosive dark money, and could perhaps even use actual statistics—data the U.S.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2017

Apart from their helmets sad encumbrances and the difficulty of breathing, they had to be dressed in their suits by kind and careful aasatapls.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White