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interdict (noun, verb) -
noun
1: a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
2: a prohibitory decree
verb
1: to lay under or prohibit by an interdict
2: to forbid in a usually formal or authoritative manner
3a: to destroy, damage, or cut off (something, such as an enemy line of supply) by firepower to stop or hamper an enemy
b: intercept
Source : Merriam-Webster
Etymology : Interdict and interdiction are used for very serious prohibitions—more serious than, say, a teacher telling the class that texting is forbidden during lectures. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, an interdict was a sentence imposed by the powerful Catholic Church forbidding a person or place, and sometimes even an entire country, from receiving church privileges or participating in church functions. Interdict now often means "cut off" in a physically forceful way as well; interdictions are usually targeted at either arms supplies or illegal drug shipments.
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