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
So even massive interdictions like this are only scratching the surface.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Also, some countries have cooperation agreements with the South American nation for drug interdictions.
—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
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Also, some countries have cooperation agreements with the South American nation for drug interdictions.
—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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Not all agencies have implemented prohibitions on shooting at vehicles.—
Ben Jones,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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The government increased the number of obstacles to undermine the competitiveness of elections, the ability to run an organized campaign, and this has included not just terrible regulations, but arrests and prohibitions.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The District’s strong gun laws, including its bans on semi-automatic weapons and open carry, likely stopped some rioters from arming themselves and inflicting mass casualties.—
Douglas Letter,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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While China has not confirmed the commitment, the government has moved to reduce tariffs on the crop and lifted import bans on three American exporters.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Interdictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdictions. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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