Middle English Dictionary Entry

empēchement n.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. apech-.
1.
The action of hindering or obstructing; hindrance, obstruction, impediment, obstacle.
2.
Law A calling in question or discrediting; a challenge, as of a right or claim.
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4.
empechement of waste, liability of a tenant to make compensation for any damage to his holdings.