interdict
[ noun in-ter-dikt; verb in-ter-dikt ]
/ noun ˈɪn tərˌdɪkt; verb ˌɪn tərˈdɪkt /
noun
Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
Roman Catholic Church. a punishment by which the faithful, remaining in communion with the church, are forbidden certain sacraments and prohibited from participation in certain sacred acts.
Roman Law. a general or special order of the Roman praetor forbidding or commanding an act, especially in cases involving disputed possession.
verb (used with object)
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Origin of interdict
First recorded in 1250–1300; (noun) from Latin interdictum “prohibition,” noun use of neuter of interdictus, past participle of interdīcere “to forbid,” equivalent to inter- “between, among, together” + -dic- (variant stem of dīcere “to speak”) + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English enterdit, from Old French, from Latin, as above; (verb) from Latin interdictus; replacing Middle English enterditen, from Old French entredire (past participle entredit ), from Latin, as above; see inter-
OTHER WORDS FROM interdict
in·ter·dic·tor, nounun·in·ter·dict·ed, adjectiveWords nearby interdict
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British Dictionary definitions for interdict
interdict
noun (ˈɪntəˌdɪkt, -ˌdaɪt)
RC Church the exclusion of a person or all persons in a particular place from certain sacraments and other benefits, although not from communion
civil law any order made by a court or official prohibiting an act
Scots law an order having the effect of an injunction
Roman history
- an order of a praetor commanding or forbidding an act
- the procedure by which this order was sought
verb (ˌɪntəˈdɪkt, -ˈdaɪt) (tr)
to place under legal or ecclesiastical sanction; prohibit; forbid
military to destroy (an enemy's lines of communication) by firepower
Derived forms of interdict
interdictive or interdictory, adjectiveinterdictively, adverbinterdictor, nounWord Origin for interdict
C13: from Latin interdictum prohibition, from interdīcere to forbid, from inter- + dīcere to say
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