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Impediment |
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A disability or obstruction that prevents an individual from entering into a contract. Infancy, for example, is an impediment in making certain contracts. Impediments to marriage include such factors as consanguinity between the parties or an earlier marriage that is still valid. |
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His speech impediment has not disappeared by the end of the story, but he makes significant progress as he takes control of his problem. Exodus tells us that Moses was "slow of speech and slow of tongue," widely interpreted to mean that he had a speech impediment. Sheriff's Detective Steven Scott Saylor testified that Clark spoke with a slight speech impediment. |
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