obstruction

obstruction is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

[2] That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance. A popular assembly free from obstruction. Swift.

[3] The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death. [Poetic] To die, and go we know not where, To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot. Shak.

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