interdiction
[in-ter-dik-shuh n]
noun
an act or instance of interdicting.
the state of being interdicted.
an interdict.
steady bombardment of enemy positions and communications lines for the purpose of delaying and disorganizing progress.
RELATED WORDS
suppression, decree, sentence, injunction, boycott, penalty, interdict, writ, ban, command, embargo, restriction, proscription, stoppage, refusal, limitation, prohibition, inhibition, censorship, taboo
Origin of interdiction
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Historical Examples of interdiction
Why should the Congregation of the Index threaten his work with interdiction?
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
Thoughtlessly, without remembering her interdiction, I turned the knob.
Greener Than You ThinkWard Moore
The fine carries the interdiction with it, Mr. Traill, if you are asking for information.
Greyfriars BobbyEleanor Atkinson
The interdiction of the precious metals was therefore of later origin.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
But notwithstanding this interdiction these also were sent as remittances.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French RgimeWilliam Henry Atherton
interdiction
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