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  • 1Retardment — Re*tard ment, n. [Cf. F. retardement.] The act of retarding; retardation. Cowley. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2retardment — index check (bar), disadvantage, filibuster, hindrance, impediment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3retardment — noun Retardation; the act of retarding or delaying …

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  • 4retardment — re·tard·ment …

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  • 5retardment — dmənt noun ( s) Etymology: French retardement, from Middle French, from retarder to retard + ment more at retard : an act of retarding : retardation …

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  • 6Hindrance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hindrance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prevention prevention preclusion obstruction stoppage Sgm: N 1 embolus embolus Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption interception interclusion| Sgm: N 1 hindrance …

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  • 7retardation — retardative /ri tahr deuh tiv/, retardatory /ri tahr deuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /ree tahr day sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of retarding or state of being retarded. 2. something that retards; hindrance. 3. slowness or limitation in intellectual… …

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  • 8check — n 1: something that limits or restrains see also checks and balances 2: a written order signed by its maker directing a bank to pay a specified sum to a named person or to that person s order on demand see also negotiable instrument compa …

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  • 9filibuster — fil·i·bus·ter 1 / fi lə ˌbəs tər/ n: the use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action esp. in a legislative assembly; also: an instance of this practice filibuster 2 vb tered, ter·ing vi: to engage in a filibuster vt:… …

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  • 10Nestor Ignat — Born 1918,March,2nd Iași, Romania Occupation Journalist, Writer, Graphic Artist Spouse Ana Barcan (actress) Children Nestor Florin Ignat (b. 1942) …

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