INTERDICT Definition & Meaning

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interdict

[ noun in-ter-dikt; verb in-ter-dikt ]

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noun

Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
Roman Catholic Church. a punishment by which the faithful, remaining in communion with the church, are forbidden certain sacraments and prohibited from participation in certain sacred acts.
Roman Law. a general or special order of the Roman praetor forbidding or commanding an act, especially in cases involving disputed possession.

verb (used with object)

to forbid; prohibit.
Ecclesiastical. to cut off authoritatively from certain ecclesiastical functions and privileges.
to impede by steady bombardment:
Constant air attacks interdicted the enemy's advance.

interdict

noun

RC Church the exclusion of a person or all persons in a particular place from certain sacraments and other benefits, although not from communion
civil law any order made by a court or official prohibiting an act
Scots law an order having the effect of an injunction
Roman history
1. an order of a praetor commanding or forbidding an act
2. the procedure by which this order was sought

verb

to place under legal or ecclesiastical sanction; prohibit; forbid
military to destroy (an enemy's lines of communication) by firepower

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Derived Forms

ˌ��Գٱ��ˈ�徱��ٴǰ�, noun
ˌ��Գٱ��ˈ�徱��پ��, adjective
ˌ��Գٱ��ˈ�徱��پ��ly, adverb

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��t��·�徱��t�ǰ� noun
�ܲ�i��·�ٱ��·�徱��Ļ� adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of interdict¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; (noun) from Latin interdictum “prohibition,” noun use of neuter of interdictus, past participle of ��Գٱ��ī�� “to forbid,” equivalent to inter- “between, among, together” + -dic- (variant stem of ��ī�� “to speak”) + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English enterdit, from Old French, from Latin, as above; (verb) from Latin interdictus; replacing Middle English enterditen, from Old French entredire (past participle entredit ), from Latin, as above; inter-

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of interdict¹

C13: from Latin interdictum prohibition, from ��Գٱ��ī�� to forbid, from inter- + ��ī�� to say

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Illegal border crossings have dropped to their lowest point this century, thanks to a Mexican campaign to interdict northbound migrants and Trump’s actions to end asylum at the U.S. border.

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“Border security is not just about interdicting drugs and preventing illegal entries. It also involves protecting the public from dangerous diseases.”

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On March 1, Lebanon’s Finance Ministry announced it interdicted a suitcase with $2.5 million from someone arriving at Beirut airport — presumably a cash infusion for the group.

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Border Patrol said Operation Return to Sender “focused on interdicting those who have broken U.S. federal law, trafficking of dangerous substances, non-citizen criminals, and disrupting the transportation routes used by Transnational Criminal Organizations.”

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Schiff said the country needs to “get control of the border” with more personnel and technology to interdict people and drugs.

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interdependent interdiction

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