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 (US):(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. (military) 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.
    • 2026 June 14, Mark Brown, Jessica Elgot, quoting Dan Jarvis, “British armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in Channel”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 October 2026:
      “Russia relies on its shadow fleet to fund their conflict in Ukraine and our interdiction delivers a blow to Putin’s illegal war.”

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin interdictiōnem.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    interdiction f (plural interdictions)

    1. ban, interdiction

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