Definition of interdict
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
2 : a prohibitory decree
interdict
verbinterdicted; interdicting; interdicts
Definition of interdict (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to lay under or prohibit by an interdict
2 : to forbid in a usually formal or authoritative manner
3a : to destroy, damage, or cut off (something, such as an enemy line of supply) by firepower to stop or hamper an enemy
b : intercept sense 1a interdict drug shipments
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The first known use of interdict was in the 15th century
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