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embargo


Main Entry: 1em·bar·go
Pronunciation: \im-ˈbär-(ˌ)gō\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural em·bar·goes
Etymology: Spanish, from embargar to bar, from Vulgar Latin *imbarricare, from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra bar
Date: 1593

1 : an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
2 : a legal prohibition on commerce <a trade embargo>
3 : stoppage, impediment; especially : prohibition <I lay no embargo on anybody's words — Jane Austen>
4 : an order by a common carrier or public regulatory agency prohibiting or restricting freight transportation


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