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in·ter·dict
 interdict
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
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dIkt
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| definition 1: |
a legal prohibition to act.
- antonyms:
- sanction
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| definition 2: |
in the Roman Catholic Church, the withdrawal of sacraments and the right to a Christian burial as a means of censuring.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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dIkt
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| inflections: |
interdicted, interdicting, interdicts |
| definition 1: |
to forbid or prohibit by legal or ecclesiastical authority.
- antonyms:
- sanction
- similar words:
- outlaw, prohibit, taboo, veto
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| definition 2: |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower.
They interdicted the further advance of the enemy. |
| related words: |
ban, damn, forbid, inhibit, proscribe |
| derivations: |
interdiction (n.), interdictor (n.) |
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