Definition of "hamstringing" [hamstringing]

• Present participle of hamstring. (verb)

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• "As much as I would enjoy an international system full of libertarian states, the idea of hamstringing the state’s ability to conduct foreign policy is preposterous, given the realist beliefs regarding the world order."
• "According to the Washington Post, he was concerned that Congress was "hamstringing" the regulator."
• "On one side stood Jim Leach, an Iowa Republican concerned that Congress was "hamstringing" this new regulator at the behest of the companies."