hindrance Copy link Outline 1. impĕdīmentum (of whatever impedes action)2. impĕdītio (the act of hindering or impeding3. expr. by mŏra (strictly delay; but also used of what causes delay)4. very oft. expr. by obsto, offĭcio, impĕdio • hindrance: 1. impĕdīmentum (of whatever impedes action): esp. in phr., to be a h. to any one in doing anything, alicui [magno] esse imp. ad aliquam rem, Caes. B. G. 1, 25: Cic. R. Am. 51, 149: to cause delay and a h. to anything, moram atque imp. alicui rei inferre, Cic. Inv. 1, 9, 12: to operate as a h., esse loco impedimenti, Caes. B. C. 3, 17. 2. impĕdītio (the act of hindering or impeding: v. rare): Cic. Div. 1, 51, init. 3. expr. by mŏra (strictly delay; but also used of what causes delay): there is no h. in the way of my marrying her, nec m. ulla est quin eam uxorem ducam, Ter. Andr. 5, 6, 7: cf. Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 9, paullulum tibi esse morae, quod ego viverem. Esp. in phr., in mora esse, to be a cause of delay or h., Ter. Andr. 2, 5, 13: Pl. 4. very oft. expr. by obsto, offĭcio, impĕdio: what h.s lie in our way, quanta nobis obstant, officiunt: v. to hinder.