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noun
[mass noun] the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed:walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction [count noun] a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage:the tractor hit an obstruction (in various sports) the action of unlawfully obstructing a player in the opposing team. Medicine blockage of a bodily passage, especially the gut:they presented with severe intestinal obstruction Law the action of impeding the movement of traffic on a highway: they were held for obstruction and other public order offences Law the action of deliberately hindering the police in their duties: he was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty
