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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•dic•tion (in′tər dik′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of interdicting.
- the state of being interdicted.
- an interdict.
- steady bombardment of enemy positions and communications lines for the purpose of delaying and disorganizing progress.
- Latin interdictiōn- (stem of interdictiō). See interdict, -ion
- 1485–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˌinterˈdiction /ˌɪntəˈdɪkʃən/ n - the act of interdicting or state of being interdicted
- an interdict
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•dict /n. ˈɪntɚˌdɪkt; v. ˌɪntɚˈdɪkt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Lawany act or decree that prohibits:an interdict by the church officials.
v. [~ + object] - to forbid or cut off by decree:The country was interdicted.
- Militaryto cut off or reduce the flow of (troops, etc.) or hinder the use of (a road, etc.) by ground fire or bombing.
in•ter•dic•tion, n. [uncountable]See -dict-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•dict (n. in′tər dikt′;v. in′tər dikt′),USA pronunciation n. - Law[Civil Law.]any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
- Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]a punishment by which the faithful, remaining in communion with the church, are forbidden certain sacraments and prohibited from participation in certain sacred acts.
- Law, Ancient History[Roman Law.]a general or special order of the Roman praetor forbidding or commanding an act, esp. in cases involving disputed possession.
v.t. - to forbid;
prohibit. - Religion[Eccles.]to cut off authoritatively from certain ecclesiastical functions and privileges.
- to impede by steady bombardment:Constant air attacks interdicted the enemy's advance.
- Latin, as above
- Old French entredire (past participle entredit)
- Latin interdictus; replacing Middle English enterditen
- Latin, as above; (verb, verbal)
- Old French
- Latin interdictum prohibition, noun, nominal use of neuter of interdictus past participle of interdīcere to forbid, equivalent. to inter- inter- + -dic- (variant stem of dīcere to speak) + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English enterdit
- (noun, nominal) 1250–1300
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