Usually means: Deadlocks where progress becomes impossible.
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  1. impasses: Merriam-Webster
  2. impasses: Collins English Dictionary
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  4. Impasses, impasses: Wordnik
  5. impasses: Wiktionary
  6. impasses: Dictionary.com
  7. impasses: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  8. impasses: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. impasses: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. impasses: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (impasse)

▸ noun:  A road with no exit; a cul-de-sac.
▸ noun:  (figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.
▸ Also see impasse


Opposite:
resolution, breakthrough, solution, progress, advancement



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Opposite:
resolution, breakthrough, solution, progress, advancement




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