1. Plural of encumberment; burdens, obstacles, or things that weigh down or hinder progress.
Usage: Often used in formal or legal contexts
2. Legal claims or liens attached to property that reduce its value or limit its use.
Usage: legal; property law

Examples

• The company faced numerous encumberments that slowed its expansion plans.
• Old debts and family obligations were encumberments on his freedom.
• The property had several encumberments recorded against it before the sale.
• She worked to remove the encumberments that prevented her from pursuing her dreams.
• Legal encumberments on the land made it difficult to obtain financing.
• The encumberments of bureaucracy frustrated the project managers.
• Before purchasing, the buyer's lawyer reviewed all encumberments on the title.