as in prohibition
an order that something not be done or used
the church's controversial interdict against the use of birth control devices
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as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the state legislature moved to interdict the use of radar-detection devices by motorists
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Recent Examples of interdict
Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Environmental and community groups in South Africa's Eastern Cape province won an urgent interdict to stop the surveys in December last year and are now asking the court to permanently halt the operations.
—Mogomotsi Magome, ajc, 2 June 2022
Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Countries such as Greece, Italy, and Spain have sought to deter and interdict illicit trafficking by building border fences and enhancing their coast guard and other maritime capabilities.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
There are no restraining orders, injunctions or interdicts anywhere.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Environmental and community groups in South Africa's Eastern Cape province won an urgent interdict to stop the surveys in December last year and are now asking the court to permanently halt the operations.
—Mogomotsi Magome, ajc, 2 June 2022
Verb
The United States might wish to be able to interdict this activity, which would involve a distant blockade.
—Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Countries such as Greece, Italy, and Spain have sought to deter and interdict illicit trafficking by building border fences and enhancing their coast guard and other maritime capabilities.
—Michael E. O’Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdict
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The Supreme Court’s ruling also determined that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments does not protect homeless people from laws criminalizing resting in public places.—
Stephen Przybylinski,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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The guidance, delivered in recent weeks to a range of firms, stops short of an outright prohibition but signals strong official disapproval for H20 use in sensitive contexts.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Continued construction will still prohibit two-way travel along Michigan street between Highland and College avenues.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
9 Aug. 2025
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Five summers ago, we were told to wear masks, compelled to take vaccines, prohibited from looking at certain statues (which were helpfully torn down), and scolded for enjoying any movie or TV show that presented law enforcement officers empathetically or humanely.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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This year alone, U.S. and Canadian fighters operating from the same base at which Trump and Putin will meet Friday have thrice scrambled to intercept Russian fighters and bombers entering Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Scammers can intercept security codes and log in to your account by hijacking your phone number or infecting your device.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The ban is now in effect before and throughout games, as well as during halftime — both in the locker room and along the sidelines.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The ruling was then challenged by the group at the Court of Appeals, but this was also rejected, bringing the ban into effect.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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The pich was seen as an anthropomorphic mother figure, so revered that it was forbidden to swear in her presence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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Now, a new state law has opened the multi-billion dollar artificial grass industry to what could be a big expansion, with lawmakers moving to forbid cities from banning fake grass in front yards.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2025
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Grealish’s role was restricted in its scope given he was rigidly positioned on the left flank, but to suggest that Guardiola outlawed Grealish from dribbling is a fanciful explanation for his lack of flow.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Aiding and abetting an agitator or rioter through these means is also federally outlawed.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Interdict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdict. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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