obstruction
[noun]
Synonyms: obstacle, bar, barricade, barrier, blockage, difficulty, hindrance, impediment

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ob‧struc‧tion /əbˈstrʌkʃən/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] when something blocks a road, passage, tube etc, or the thing that blocks it Synonym : blockage:
an operation to remove an obstruction from her throat
Police can remove a vehicle that is causing an obstruction.
obstruction of
an unlawful obstruction of the highway

2. [uncountable] when someone or something prevents or delays a legal or political process
obstruction of
the obstruction of vital legislation
He was found guilty of obstruction of justice.

3. [uncountable] an offence in football, hockey etc in which a player gets between an opponent and the ball

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

obstruction
noun
ADJ. physical | unlawful, wilful (law)
bureaucratic The asylum seekers had to contend with continued bureaucratic obstruction.
VERB + OBSTRUCTION cause, create The lorry had been parked on the pavement, causing an obstruction.
clear, remove She had to have surgery to remove an obstruction from her throat.

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