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Term: medium impedimentum
Definition: Medium impedimentum is a fancy Latin term that means something gets in the way of a second thing happening because of the first thing. It's like when you want to play outside, but it starts raining, so you can't go out anymore. The rain is the medium impedimentum that stops you from playing outside.
Medium impedimentum
Medium impedimentum is a Latin term used in law to describe a situation where an event prevents another event from happening.
These examples illustrate how an intervening circumstance can prevent a second event from occurring. In both cases, the first event (illness or bad weather) is the medium impedimentum that stops the second event (attending a meeting or arriving at a destination) from happening.