1
as in prohibition
an order that something not be done or used
a written interdiction against the wearing of clothing incorporating gang colors
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2
as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
the recent interdiction against open fires on the beach has riled summer revelers
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Recent Examples of interdiction
Critics argue the campaign lacks transparency and legal justification, and may be intended more as intimidation than interdiction.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
So even massive interdictions like this are only scratching the surface.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Statements have highlighted joint patrols and interdiction efforts with the Royal Netherlands Navy, Canada, the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom, and the humanitarian or information-sharing nature of missions.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The boat had been detected by a maritime patrol aircraft, and that interdiction resulted in the seizure of more than 1,615 pounds of marijuana.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Also, some countries have cooperation agreements with the South American nation for drug interdictions.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
This would allow Ukrainian forces to break through Russian electronic warfare systems and achieve its own battlefield air interdiction.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
These interdictions included hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs as well as humans attempting to be smuggled into the United States.
—Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
So even massive interdictions like this are only scratching the surface.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Statements have highlighted joint patrols and interdiction efforts with the Royal Netherlands Navy, Canada, the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom, and the humanitarian or information-sharing nature of missions.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The boat had been detected by a maritime patrol aircraft, and that interdiction resulted in the seizure of more than 1,615 pounds of marijuana.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Also, some countries have cooperation agreements with the South American nation for drug interdictions.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
This would allow Ukrainian forces to break through Russian electronic warfare systems and achieve its own battlefield air interdiction.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
These interdictions included hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs as well as humans attempting to be smuggled into the United States.
—Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdiction
Noun
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No prohibition had been announced, but they would never be allowed to join a guild.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Margaret Atwood’s chilling dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, the founders of the Republic of Gilead legislate a blanket prohibition on women’s employment and the seizure of their personal savings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And in May, the Supreme Court allowed the Administration to enforce a ban on transgender people from serving in the military.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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While county voters have previously rejected candidates who ran on culture war issues such as promoting book bans in schools or alleging election fraud, those who ran on platforms opposing zoning changes or apartment development had still found success at the polls in recent years.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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The district, which represents one of the fastest-growing communities in Kansas, has in recent years been roiled by controversies over mask mandates, purported book banning, the treatment of transgender students and use of a Kansans for Life video in classrooms.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Police in London urged organizers to cancel a protest against the banning of the group Palestine Action due to take place on Saturday.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Interdiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdiction. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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