impediment

A major impediment to total control for either party is that Senate bills require a three-fifths majority, or 60 votes, to bypass the filibuster, which enables senators to delay legislation by keeping debate open-ended.

Mr Mukherjee argued that the book could now be imported “as there is no legal impediment” against the book.

At that point, there will be no real impediment to the use of federal power for revenge against Trump’s long list of enemies.

Department of Justice has long been viewed as an impediment to a deal because government officials have expressed concern that a foreign investment of this magnitude could violate antitrust laws.

City's lawyers argued that the suspension, being in custody and his bail terms "clearly amounted to a full impediment to Mr Mendy being able to perform his contract" and that the impediments were a result of his "culpable behaviour".