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obstructing

ADJECTIVE

hindering

Synonyms

WEAK

in the way obstruent

Example Sentences

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A federal jury convicted U.S. citizen Lu Jianwang of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China and obstructing justice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The Brooklyn jury found Lu Jianwang guilty on one of two federal counts related to acting as an unregistered foreign agent of China and one count of obstructing justice by destroying evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday to seven years for obstructing justice, up from five years.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Branch, widely projected to go in the second round of the NFL draft later this week, faces misdemeanor charges of obstructing public sidewalks, prowling and obstructing a law enforcement officer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

But this time, two picketers—Lucy Burns and Katharine Morey—wax' arrested and charged with obstructing traffic.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling