as in prohibitions
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 prohibits
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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as in intercepts
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course
federal agents are able to interdict only a small percentage of the narcotic shipments into the country
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Noun
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Schomburg spent his life defying these prohibitions and erasures.—
Laura E. Helton,
Literary Hub,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The injunction would bar Amazon from communicating with its vendors about the prices of its products on other online sites, among other prohibitions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The resolution was spearheaded by Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno and immediately prohibits senators and staff from the markets.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The process intercepts industrial carbon emissions before they are released into the atmosphere and converts them into recycled fibers.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Kagan and his colleagues showed that within minutes, neurons on microchips could learn to play Pong, the classic video game in which a player repeatedly intercepts a ball—think two-dimensional ping-pong.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even though strict immigration quotas and bans became the law of the land in 1924, the issue persisted as babies born prior to passage of the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act came of age into the 1930s.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, the practice exists in a legal gray area, with sellers facing potential bans due to Etsy's policy on metaphysical services.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The use of the term caused alarm as international humanitarian law explicitly forbids armed forces from denying enemy combatants to surrender and instead killing them.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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As recently as last week, Martinez declined to say whether anyone had been disciplined as a result of Patton’s death, citing state law that forbids the release of peace officer personnel files.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Invasive Species Management Act outlaws the sale and spread of 30 species, like the Bradford (or Callery) pear, Japanese barberry and running bamboo, throughout the Garden State.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Even if the Supreme Court soon outlaws the use of race in shaping congressional districts, state lawmakers still have to work within Florida’s Fair Districts amendment.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Interdicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdicts. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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