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
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
There are no restraining orders, injunctions or interdicts anywhere.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
These officials said blowing up boats instead of interdicting them will have a compound effect over time on the quality of intelligence.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
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Military officials say the combined strike group not only interdicts traffickers at sea but also provides the capacity to land Marines ashore, if ordered.
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The crew’s interdiction was hailed as a historic milestone under Operation Pacific Viper, which has averaged more than 1,600 pounds of cocaine interdicted daily since August 2025.
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Mobility devices used by people with physical limitations, however, are exempt from any prohibition in Burleson parks.—
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Thirty years after prohibition, Marilyn Monroe proved that flappers would always be cool.—
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The letter cited Boise City Code, which prohibits selling or advertising unlimited alcoholic drinks for a single price.—
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Therefore, all interaction and communication between contestants are prohibited.—
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Rodgers had nothing for a Houston defense that may be the NFL’s best; his final pass of the night was intercepted and returned for a touchdown.—
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According to reports, the upgrade also suggests efforts to enhance the drones’ ability to evade Ukrainian air defenses, which have increasingly been adapted to counter such threats, highlighting a continued focus on long-range, hard-to-intercept strike capabilities.—
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Bell-to-bell cell-phone bans are a promising start, but a social media ban in our culture is likely impossible to effectively implement.—
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That law also lifts Illinois’ nearly four-decade ban on new base-load nuclear power plants.—
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Grok’s terms of use specifically forbid the sexualization or exploitation of children.—
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In June 2023, Scott-Miller opened her brick-and-mortar bookstore, Liberation Station, in the downtown section of Raleigh, North Carolina—an intentional selection, because Black people were once forbidden from checking out books in the area’s library.—
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Colvin was one of the four plaintiffs in the landmark lawsuit that outlawed racial segregation on Montgomery’s buses.—
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If flooding corn was theoretically outlawed, Cohen hypothesizes that mallards would probably move more frequently and fly farther distances locally.—
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“Interdict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdict. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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