hamper
I
verb
arrest, balk, bar, barricade, bind, block, brake, bridle, burden, check, choke, clog, confine, counteract, cramp, curb, debar, delay, deter, encumber, estop, tetter, foil, frustrate, handicap, hinder, hold back, impede, impedire, impedite, implicare, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interrupt, limit, manacle, muzzle, obstruct, oppose, preclude, prevent, rein, repress, resist, restrain, restrict, retard, shackle, smother, stymie, suppress, thwart, trammel, undermine, withhold
associated concepts: hamper a prosecution
II
index
balk, bar (hinder), bind (restrain), block, clog, condemn (ban), constrain (restrain), constrict (inhibit), control (restrain), damper (stopper), debar, delay, detain (restrain), deter, disadvantage (noun), disadvantage (verb), encumber (hinder), enjoin, estop, fetter (noun), fetter (verb), foil, halt, handcuff, hinder, hindrance, hold up (delay), impede, impediment, inconvenience, interfere, keep (restrain), limit, lock, obstacle, obstruct, obstruction, occlude, overcome (overwhelm), prevent, prohibit, restrain, restraint, restrict, stall, stave, stay (halt), stem (check), stop, thwart, trammel, withstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006