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Interdiction

noun/ˌɪntɚdˈɪkʃən/
Definition
authoritative prohibition
a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌɪntɚdˈɪkʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌɪntədˈɪkʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌɪntədˈɪkʃən/
4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɚdˈɪkʃən/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
interdictverbcommand against
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verbot
verbindliches Verbot
🇪🇸Spanish
interdicción
prohibición autorizada
🇮🇹Italian
interdizione
divieto autoritativo
🇳🇱Dutch
verbod
gezaghebbend verbod
🇵🇹Portuguese
interdição
proibição oficial
🇷🇺Russian
запрет
авторитетный запрет
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पाबंदी
आधिकारिक निषेध
🇧🇩Bengali
নিষেধাজ্ঞা
কর্তৃত্বমূলক নিষেধাজ্ঞা
🇮🇳Tamil
தடை
அதிகாரப்பூர்வ தடை
🇮🇳Telugu
నిషేధం
అధికారిక నిషేధం
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रतिबंध
अधिकृत प्रतिबंध
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રતિબંધ
અધિકૃત પ્રતિબંધ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರತಿಬಂಧಕ
ಅಧಿಕೃತ ನಿಷೇಧ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിലക്ക്
ആധികാരിക നിരോധനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਨਾਹੀ
ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਪਾਬੰਦੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
پابندی
مستند ممانعت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
拦截
权威禁止
🇯🇵Japanese
阻止
権威ある禁止
🇰🇷Korean
금지
권위 있는 금지
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự ngăn cấm
lệnh cấm có thẩm quyền
🇹🇭Thai
การห้าม
ข้อห้ามที่เชื่อถือได้
🇮🇩Indonesian
larangan
larangan otoritatif
🇵🇭Filipino
pagbabawal
makapangyarihang pagbabawal
🇲🇾Malay
larangan
larangan berwibawa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الحظر
حظر رسمي
🇮🇷Persian
ممنوعیت
ممنوعیت معتبر
🇹🇷Turkish
yasaklama
yetkili yasak
🇮🇱Hebrew
אַמְנָעָה
איסור סמכותי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'interdiction'?
The primary meaning of 'interdiction' is 'authoritative prohibition'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'interdiction' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'interdiction' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'interdiction' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'interdiction' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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