Definition of "encumbered" []

• Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of encumber. (verb)

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• "The other $500 billion is "encumbered" -- that's a nice way of saying that instead of being invested in "safe" ..."
• "The other $500 billion is "encumbered" -- that's a nice way of saying that instead of being invested in"
• "Lawyers for two Detroit pension funds filed papers with Delaware Chancery court late Monday arguing the scope of the plan and the limitations on its repeal "encumbered" the proxy contest."