as in prohibitions
an order that something not be done or used
a written interdiction against the wearing of clothing incorporating gang colors
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Recent Examples of interdictions
Also, some countries have cooperation agreements with the South American nation for drug interdictions.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 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
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 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 interdictions
Noun
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Then-Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and medical-marijuana patients filed the lawsuit in 2022 challenging the prohibitions.—
Dara Kam,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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Annabel Rothschild, an assistant professor of computer science at Bard College, said she’s found that blanket rules and prohibitions have been less effective than a personal address and appeal to social responsibility.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Book bans are targeting trans authors in conservative states, eradicating their work from curricula and library circulation.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some private businesses are placing bans on the devices altogether.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Interdictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdictions. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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