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obstruction

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Số nhiều: obstructionsQuá khứ: nullPhân từ 2: nullV-ing: nullSo sánh hơn: nullSo sánh nhất: null

This term carries a heavy sense of physical or systemic blockage. It suggests a barrier that is not merely an inconvenience but a complete stop to a desired flow, whether that flow is traffic, air in a lung, or the progress of a court case. While a hurdle is something you jump over and a barrier is something that keeps you out, an obstruction is something that gets in the way of a path that should be clear. It often implies an unwelcome or illegal interference when used in legal or official contexts.

Countable when referring to a specific physical object blocking a path, such as a boulder in the road. Uncountable when referring to the general act of hindering a process, such as the legal concept of obstruction of justice.

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[someone][something]

A thing that blocks a passage or prevents progress.

"The fallen tree created a major obstruction on the highway."

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[someone][something]

The act of intentionally blocking or hindering a process, especially a legal one.

"The witness was charged with obstruction of justice."

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