- obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
- any physical impairment or condition that impedes normal, fluent, or easy speech; a speech disorder.
- a bar, usually of blood or affinity, to marriage: a diriment impediment.
- impedimenta.
- a hindrance or obstruction
- a physical defect, esp one of speech, such as a stammer
- an obstruction to the making of a contract, esp a contract of marriage by reason of closeness of blood or affinity
