interdiction

English

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from French interdiction, itself a borrowing from Latin interdictiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈdɪk.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.tɚˈdɪk.ʃən/

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

Noun

interdiction (countable and uncountable, plural interdictions)

1. The act of interdicting or something interdicted.
   • 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 66:

     He went off in a hurry, victim to that senseless interdiction against sobriety which closes the pubs at six o'clock, and thereby convicts the populace of collective imbecility.

2. The destruction of an enemy's military potential before it can be used.
   • 2012, BioWare, quoting Steven Hackett, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Reinstatement:

     Under Emergency War Powers Reg. 903.5, you are hereby authorized to assume command of the Normandy SR-2. You are directed to begin interdiction operations against any and all enemies posing a threat to Earth, its colonies, and its allies.

terdiction

Derived terms

• harassment and interdiction
• interdictional
• interdictionary

Translations

act of interdicting or something interdicted — see prohibition

military

• Catalan: interdicció (ca) f

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interdictiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

interdiction f (plural interdictions)

1. ban, interdiction

Related terms

• interdire
• interdit

Further reading

• “interdiction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.