encumbrance
encumbrance n. (1)妨害；阻碍；障碍物 (2)累赘 (3)财产负担;土地负担 指附加于土地等财产上、使财产价值降低的请求权及其他义务负担,如留置权或抵押权;也可指任何非所有权的财产权利。财产负担不能对抗财产占有的转移,但在财产或财产权利转让之后,财产负担仍继续存在。该词又可拼作incumbrance。
ENCUMBRANCE
encumbrance
encumbrance, n. A claim or liability that is attached to property or some other right and that may lessen its value, such as a lien or mortgage; any property right that is not an ownership interest. • An encumbrance cannot defeat the transfer of possession, but it remains after the property or right is transferred.