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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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   Interdict is a noun meaning a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure or a prohibitory decree, or a verb meaning to forbid or intercept something. Learn more about its synonyms, etymology, and usage examples.

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   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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   Interdict definition: any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.. See examples of INTERDICT used in a sentence.

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   Definition of interdict noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Interdict is a verb meaning to prohibit or forbid something or someone, or a noun meaning an official order or prohibition. Learn more about its pronunciation, usage, and origin from Collins English Dictionary.

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   INTERDICT meaning: 1. an official instruction from a law court telling someone that they are not allowed to do…. Learn more.

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   To interdict, pope-style, is to in essence excommunicate, or prohibit a person or especially a place from the functions and privileges of the church.