Look up: incumbrance

1. Incumbrance
   Is a general term for any claim or lien on a parcel of real property including mortgages, deeds of trust, recorded abstracts of judgment, unpaid real property taxes, tax liens, mechanic's liens, easements and water or timber rights. While the owner has title, any encumbrance is usually on record and must be paid for at some point.
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2. Incumbrance
   In·cum'brance noun [ See Encumbrance .] [ Written also encumbrance .] 1. A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check. Cowper...
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3. Incumbrance
   • (n.) A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value. • (n.) A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check.
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4. incumbrance
   
   • a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
   • an onerous or difficult concern
   • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
   
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