interdict
noun
any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
have interdicted
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present perfectof interdict.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Coast Guard crews have interdicted about 4,500 Haitians since October of last year.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2022
Coast Guard crews have interdicted 2,953 Haitian migrants at sea since the start of the federal fiscal year on Oct.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2022
The Coast Guard said that its crews have interdicted 690 Cubans since Oct.
From Reuters ● Jan. 28, 2022
Prosecutors in Virginia Beach have interdicted the most people, according to statistics compiled by the Legal Aid Justice Center.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2018
The gentleman had admitted that Congress could have interdicted the African trade, were it not for this restriction.
From The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society
