1. An encumbrance is an action , process or event aimed at reducing the freedom of action of a subject or at reducing the possibility of changing the state of an object . An encumbered object or subject is always in a certain sense flawed in relation to an unencumbered, as it is deprived of any qualities, properties or capabilities to change its state or status.
2. Burden - the status of an object or subject, expressed in limited freedom of action of the subject or to reduce the possibility of changing the state of the object.
In economics
An encumbrance is the status of an object that limits the possibility of actions to dispose of the object, as well as to change its qualities, characteristics and condition. The most common types of encumbrance are bail and arrest .
See also
Easement