interdict
noun
any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
interdicting
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present participleof interdict.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Although China's ability to sever undersea communications cables, cyber attacks and interdicting maritime trade are the primary risk for Australia, "the direct strike threat is real and growing", the report said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
Given the difficulties in interdicting components, U.S. officials say they are also trying to starve Tehran of funds by going after buyers and shippers of Iranian oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Border Patrol said Operation Return to Sender “focused on interdicting those who have broken U.S. federal law, trafficking of dangerous substances, non-citizen criminals, and disrupting the transportation routes used by Transnational Criminal Organizations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
“They don’t have air superiority, so their main way of interdicting this equipment is to strike facilities when the equipment is stationary,” Lee said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
In Philadelphia the long struggle was not ended without the actual interdicting of the cathedral of St. Mary's, April, 1831.
From A History of American Christianity by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
