The constellation metaphor and the bundle of rights metaphor may be used to describe the different interests and obligations as they currently exist or may exist in given scenarios. The continuum of land rights may be used to explain and predict how systems change in response to local and external forces.
Stymied is defined as that the progress of something has been prevented or hindered. When someone cuts off funding for a project and progress stops, this is an example of a situation where the project has been stymied. Verb. simple past tense and past participle of stymie.
stymie. 1  Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt. 2  a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it. 3  to hinder, block, or thwart.