The accusations are shocking: money laundering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice.
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Obstruction
Synonyms for "obstruction" (181 found)
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impedinginfarctinfarctioninhibitioninterferenceinteriminterruptionjamjokerjumplaglaggingletletdownletupliabilitylimitationlimitinglogjamminus acceleration
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11 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 23 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- խափանում noun (the act of obstructing)
- խոչընդոտում noun (the act of obstructing)
Bulgarian
4 entries- блокиране noun (the act of obstructing)
- затруднение noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- преграждане noun (the act of obstructing)
- пречка noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Catalan
2 entries- obstrucció noun (the act of obstructing)
- obstrucció noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Dutch
4 entries- belemmering noun (the act of obstructing)
- hindernis noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- obstakel noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- obstructie noun (the act of obstructing)
Finnish
3 entries- este noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- estäminen noun (the act of obstructing)
- tukkeuma noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
French
2 entries- obstruction noun (the act of obstructing)
- obstruction noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
German
4 entries- Blockierung noun (the act of obstructing)
- Hindernis noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- Obstruktion noun (the act of obstructing)
- Sperre noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Greek
4 entries- αποκλεισμός noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- εμπόδιο noun (the act of obstructing)
- καταιγισμός noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- παρεμπόδιση noun (the act of obstructing)
Hungarian
3 entries- akadály noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- akadályozás noun (the act of obstructing)
- obstrukció noun (the act of obstructing)
Indonesian
1 entries- obstruksi noun (the act of obstructing)
Italian
2 entries- ostruzione noun (the act of obstructing)
- ostruzione noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Latin
2 entries- obstructiō noun (the act of obstructing)
- obstructiō noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Marathi
2 entries- अडथळा noun (the act of obstructing)
- अवरोध noun (the act of obstructing)
Māori
1 entries- hōtaetae noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Old English
1 entries- hremming noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Portuguese
2 entries- obstrução noun (the act of obstructing)
- obstrução noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Romanian
4 entries- blocare noun (the act of obstructing)
- obstrucție noun (the act of obstructing)
- obstrucție noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- obstrucționare noun (the act of obstructing)
Russian
4 entries- обстру́кция noun (the act of obstructing)
- препя́тствие noun (the act of obstructing)
- препя́тствие noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- препя́тствование noun (the act of obstructing)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- amaladh noun (the act of obstructing)
- amaladh noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- ometalo noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- ometanje noun (the act of obstructing)
- opstrukcija noun (the act of obstructing)
- opstrukcija noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Spanish
2 entries- obstrucción noun (the act of obstructing)
- obstrucción noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Telugu
2 entries- అడ్డం noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
- ఆటంకం noun (that which obstructs or impedes)
Turkish
1 entries- engel olma noun (the act of obstructing)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
He was accused of obstruction of justice.
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Necessity gives us obstruction of choice.
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Tom was charged with obstruction of justice.
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