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obstruction
[ uhb-struhk-shuhn ]
noun
- something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance:
obstructions to navigation.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- an act or instance of obstructing.
- the state of being obstructed.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- the delaying or preventing of business before a deliberative body, especially a legislative group, by parliamentary contrivances.
obstruction
/ əˈٰʌʃə /
noun
- a person or thing that obstructs
- the act or an instance of obstructing
- delay of business, esp in a legislature by means of procedural devices
- sport the act of unfairly impeding an opposing player
- the state or condition of being obstructed
Derived Forms
- DzˈٰܳپDzԲ, adverb
- DzˈٰܳپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- o·ٰܳtDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of obstruction1
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Example Sentences
He cited the violent allegations against Henley, including the murder of an aspiring rapper, and what he called “a lot of evidence of obstruction of justice.”
Some 124 crimes across 80 laws criminalise obstructing a public officer, often without clearly defining what causes "obstruction".
Magistrate Judge A. Joel Richlin cited the violent allegations against him, including the murder of an aspiring rapper, and what he called, “a lot of evidence of obstruction of justice.”
"The latest ceasefire allowed us to achieve in 60 days what bombs, obstruction and lootings prevented us from doing in 470 days of war: life-saving supplies reaching nearly every part of Gaza," the statement said.
Humanitarian groups have urged the junta to lift any remaining obstructions to aid.
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