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
Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The federal government has long sought to prevent the horrors of drug addiction by interdicting the supply of dangerous psychoactive drugs -- and reducing demand for them.
—Paul J. Larkin, National Review, 11 Feb. 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
From at least as early as January 2015 through September 2019, the U.S. Coast Guard interdicted at least four vessels, including two semi-submersibles, directly linked to Quintero Rengifo's organization, and involving more than 13,000 kilograms of cocaine, prosecutors said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
The federal government has long sought to prevent the horrors of drug addiction by interdicting the supply of dangerous psychoactive drugs -- and reducing demand for them.
—Paul J. Larkin, National Review, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdict
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Reports earlier this week suggested Chinese officials had been contemplating a prohibition on Hollywood features, which would have dealt a major blow to entertainment companies struggling to rebuild after the pandemic and labor strikes.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Weiss said the prohibition was part of the city’s liquor ordinance.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Louisiana’s legislation might also violate the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits laws that retroactively increase the severity of a person’s criminal sentence, according to several legal scholars.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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That goal is also the impetus behind Senate Bill 19, legislation that would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for contract lobbyists.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Walking to the front of the funeral parlor, I was intercepted by Donna, Bill and Mary Kay, children of Dan Whitters, my late father’s close friend who had married his cousin Betty.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Different types of systems are suited to intercepting various types of incoming threats, from slow-moving explosive drones to hypersonic missiles.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, reports from China suggested that the country was mulling a ban or a reduction on the number of Hollywood films.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some of the requests included the elimination of Harvard’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs and a ban on masks at campus protests, student-run newspaper The Harvard Crimson and other outlets reported.—
Samantha Waldenberg,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ord also forbade any state money to be paid to the families of deceased Confederate soldiers if the same amounts were not also made available to the families of Union soldiers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Constitution explicitly forbids Congress from issuing bills of attainder—laws that single out individuals for punishment without trial.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Utah recently became the first state to outlaw adding fluoride to public water, and several other states, including Florida, are considering similar action.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In the absence of federal law, several states have already taken steps to outlaw AI deepfakes, including California and Tennessee.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Interdict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdict. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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