interdiction

noun

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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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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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“Interdiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdiction. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.

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