impedient impediment

impedient impediment
\\ə̇mˈpēdēənt-\ noun
Etymology: impedient from Latin impedient-, impediens, present participle of impedire
: a bar to marriage that is an obstacle to the marriage if known but that does not make the marriage void after it has been solemnized — called also hindering impediment

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