noun / verb
interdict
in-ter-DIKT/ˈɪntɝdˌɪkt/
An authoritative prohibition of a specified activity.
The ranger interdicts vehicle access to the forest road at the lowered barrier.
Etymology
The Latin combination meant to interpose by speech—putting an authoritative declaration in the way of an action. English use broadened from imposing a Church ban to prohibiting generally.
In context
a diet of nothing but law reading, for other forms of literature I strictly interdict
More examples
- The decree interdicts fishing in the protected bay.
- The interdict remains in force until the safety review ends.
- The bishop places the town under an interdict, suspending church services.
Forms
interdict · interdicts · interdicted · interdicting
interdiction noun — The act of officially prohibiting an activity.
Similar words
- ban
- A broader, more everyday term for an official prohibition.
- injunction
- A court order that can forbid or require specific actions.