interdict
/ˈɪntərˌdɪkt/
verb
- To prohibit or forbid something officially.
- The law interdicts the sale of alcohol to minors.
- The principal interdicted the use of phones during class.
- The treaty interdicts the testing of nuclear weapons in the region.
- To intercept or prevent the movement of something, especially in a military context.
- The soldiers interdicted the rebel convoy by blocking the mountain pass.
- Air patrols were sent to interdict drug smuggling flights.
- The navy interdicted enemy supply ships before they reached the port.
noun
- An official order forbidding something, often from a church or court.
- During the war, the government imposed an interdict on exporting certain goods.
- The court issued an interdict to stop the construction until the dispute was resolved.
- The church placed an interdict on the town, banning all religious services.