interdict
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tərˌdɪkt; noun
1.
Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
2.
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.
3.
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)
4.
to forbid; prohibit.
5.
Ecclesiastical. to cut off authoritatively from certain ecclesiastical functions and privileges.
6.
to impede by steady bombardment: Constant air attacks interdicted the enemy's advance.
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Origin:
1250–1300; (noun) < Latin interdictum prohibition, noun use of neuter of interdictus past participle of interdīcere to forbid, equivalent to inter- inter- + -dic- (variant stem of dīcere to speak) + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English enterdit < Old French < Latin, as above; (v.) < Latin interdictus; replacing Middle English enterditen < Old French entredire (past participle entredit) < Latin, as above
1250–1300; (noun) < Latin interdictum prohibition, noun use of neuter of interdictus past participle of interdīcere to forbid, equivalent to inter- inter- + -dic- (variant stem of dīcere to speak) + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English enterdit < Old French < Latin, as above; (v.) < Latin interdictus; replacing Middle English enterditen < Old French entredire (past participle entredit) < Latin, as above
Related forms
in·ter·dic·tor, noun
un·in·ter·dict·ed, adjective
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| interdict | |
| —n | |
| 1. | RC Church the exclusion of a person or all persons in a particular place from certain sacraments and other benefits, although not from communion |
| 2. | civil law any order made by a court or official prohibiting an act |
| 3. | Scots law an order having the effect of an injunction |
| 4. | Roman history |
| a. an order of a praetor commanding or forbidding an act | |
| b. the procedure by which this order was sought | |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to place under legal or ecclesiastical sanction; prohibit; forbid |
| 6. | military to destroy (an enemy's lines of communication) by firepower |
| [C13: from Latin interdictum prohibition, from interdīcere to forbid, from | |
| inter'dictive | |
| —adj | |
| inter'dictory | |
| —adj | |
| inter'dictively | |
| —adv | |
| inter'dictor | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
interdict
late 13c., from O.Fr. entredit, pp. of entredire "forbid by decree," from L. interdicere "interpose by speech, prohibit," from inter- "between" + dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction).
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interdict
in Roman and civil law, a remedy granted by a magistrate on the sole basis of his authority, against a breach of civil law for which there is no stipulated remedy. Interdicts can be provisionary (opening the way for further action) or final.
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Example sentences
Identifying high risk pathways of introduction and actions to interdict those pathways is integral to prevention.
Scientific research and applied technologies offer us significant opportunity to interdict the flow of illegal drugs.
We continued to interdict drugs and made major strides to eliminate the use of self propelled semi-submersibles.
Alas, in a fast-globalising world, it is already impossible for governments to interdict the flow of nuclear goods and expertise.
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