interdiction

in·ter·dict  (ntr-dkt)

tr.v. in·ter·dict·ed, in·ter·dict·ing, in·ter·dicts

1. To prohibit or place under an ecclesiastical or legal sanction.

2. To forbid or debar, especially authoritatively. See Synonyms at forbid.

3.

a. To cut or destroy (a line of communication) by firepower so as to halt an enemy's advance.

b. To confront and halt the activities, advance, or entry of: "the role of the FBI in interdicting spies attempting to pass US secrets to the Soviet Union" (Christian Science Monitor).

n. (ntr-dkt)

1. Law A prohibition by court order.

2. Roman Catholic Church An ecclesiastical censure that excludes a person or district from participation in most sacraments and from Christian burial.

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[Alteration of Middle English enterditen, to place under a church ban, from Old French entredit, past participle of entredire, to forbid, from Latin interdcere, interdict- : inter-, inter- + dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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inter·diction n.

inter·dictive, inter·dicto·ry (-dkt-r) adj.

inter·dictive·ly adv.

inter·dictor n.

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An action to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy's surface military potential before it can be used effectively against friendly forces. See also air interdiction.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	interdiction - authoritative prohibition prohibition - refusal to approve or assent to
	2.	interdiction - a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity interdict court order - a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something ban, proscription, prohibition - a decree that prohibits something law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"