Definition of "impedes" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impede. (verb)

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• "The system they front for "benefits only the rich," impedes "the human condition .... and unless scrapped" will keep doing it."
• "Anything which stands in the way of George Bush’s powers -- which "impedes" or "interferes" with those powers -- is now, according to the Department of Justice, unconstitutional."
• "The most notable new component of the DoJ’s position is its declaration that, if necessary, it will attack the constitutionality of FISA itself if it is found that FISA "impedes" the President’s power to eavesdrop on Americans as part of the fight against terrorism Letter at pp."