as in prohibitions
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 prohibits
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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as in intercepts
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course
federal agents are able to interdict only a small percentage of the narcotic shipments into the country
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Noun
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Of course, all of this discussion rests on the belief that contractual prohibitions are the load-bearing factor for preventing an AI system from being used for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026 -
China’s new tech elite is expected to keep a low profile, however, given prohibitions on public displays of wealth, and the omnipresent threat of US sanctions.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Meta, which also owns WhatsApp, prohibits children under 13 from using its platforms, but some manage to sign up anyway.—
MORGAN LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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The 21-page agreement prohibits the gathering or publication of any information that is not authorized by the government, including declassified information and off-the-record conversations, whether obtained on or off Pentagon grounds.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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The following month, Iran fires nearly 200 missiles at Israel, which intercepts most of them but promises retaliation.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
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In a sleepy town, a switchboard operator and a radio DJ investigate a strange audio signal that intercepts the latter’s broadcast.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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Those cities enacted bans on single-plastic straws and stirrers, to require restaurants and businesses to be environmentally friendly by using paper straws instead.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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As Netflix and other streamers increased their feature film ambitions, iPic was among the exhibitors who would book their films, in contrast to longstanding bans at AMC, Regal, Cinemark and other major chains.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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My job forbids employees from smoking weed.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Venus’ connection with Uranus forbids it!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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By banning federal agencies from considering systemic racism or equity in AI development, the order effectively outlaws the very efforts needed to fix these problems.—
Joel Bervell,
Time,
14 Nov. 2025
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North Carolina The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission outlaws the sale of alcoholic beverages through happy hour promotions.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Interdicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdicts. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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