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   interdict

   noun

   • 1. an authoritative prohibition.
   • ▪ a court order forbidding an act; a negative injunction.
   • ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a sentence debarring a person or place from ecclesiastical functions and privileges: "a papal interdict"

   verb

   • 1. prohibit or forbid (something): "society will never interdict sex" Similar prohibitforbidbanbarvetoproscribemake illegalplace an embargo onembargodisallowdebaroutlawstopput a stop toput an end toblocksuppressenjoinestoprestrainOpposite permit
   • ▪ prohibit someone from (doing something): "I have not been interdicted from consuming alcoholic beverages"
   • 2. intercept and prevent the movement of (a prohibited commodity or person): "army efforts to interdict enemy supply shipments" Similar interceptstophead offcut offobstructimpedeinterruptblockcheckdetain
   • ▪ impede (an enemy force), especially by bombing lines of communication or supply.

   Word Origin Middle Englishentredite (in the ecclesiastical sense), from Old French entredit, from Latin interdictum, past participle of interdicere ‘interpose, forbid by decree’, from inter- ‘between’ + dicere ‘say’. The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin form.

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   What was an interdict in the Middle Ages?

   • During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, an interdict was a sentence imposed by the powerful Catholic Church forbidding a person or place, and sometimes even an entire country, from receiving church privileges or participating in church functions.

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   What is interdict?

   • Definition of interdict noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (law) an official order from a court that orders you not to do something They are trying to get an interim interdict to stop construction of the road. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   • interdicto… interdito… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! INTERDICT definition: 1. an official instruction from a law court telling someone that they are not allowed to do…. Learn more.

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   What does interdict mean in a sentence?

   • 1. prohibit, bar, ban, prevent, veto, forbid, outlaw, disallow, proscribe, debar, criminalize Troops could be ferried in to interdict drug shipments. 1. ban, veto, prohibition, taboo, disqualification, interdiction, disallowance The National Trust has placed an interdict on jet-skis.

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   Interdict means to forbid, to nix, to veto. If your parents find out you're planning a party for a time when they're away , they will interdict it.

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