legal impediment

legal impediment
The lack of a quality or qualification provided for by law as a condition precedent. Residence for a period less than required by statute, or being below the minimum age, may be a legal impediment to marriage. State v Randall, 166 Minn 381, 382, 208 NW 14, 15.

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  • impediment — An obstruction, for example, an obstruction in a highway. 25 Am J1st High § 272. A bar; a disqualification, for example, insanity barring marriage. 35 Am J1st Mar § 17. See canonical impediments; dirimant impediments; impediments to marriage;… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Impediment of Crime —     Impediment of Crime     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Impediment of Crime     An Impediment of Crime nullifies marriage according to ecclesiastical law, and arises from adultery and homicide separately or together. The Roman civil law prohibited… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • impediment — [im ped′ə mənt] n. [ME < L impedimentum, hindrance] 1. Now Rare an impeding or being impeded; obstruction 2. anything that impedes; specif., a) a speech defect; stutter, lisp, stammer, etc. b) anything preventing the making of a legal contract …   English World dictionary

  • impediment to marriage — Legal obstacle to contracting a valid marriage such as relationship of blood within prohibited degree of consanguinity between parties. See also impediments …   Black's law dictionary

  • impediment to marriage — Legal obstacle to contracting a valid marriage such as relationship of blood within prohibited degree of consanguinity between parties. See also impediments …   Black's law dictionary

  • impediment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major, serious ▪ chief, main ▪ lawful (BrE), legal ▪ There are no le …   Collocations dictionary

  • legal — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ Should the use of this drug be made legal? ADVERB ▪ completely …   Collocations dictionary

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