1. имя существительное 1) [юриспруденция] запрет, запрещение Синоним(ы): prohibition, ban 2) [религия] отлучение (от церкви); интердикт 2. глагол; [литературно-книжное] 1) запрещать, налагать запрет Синоним(ы): prohibit, forbid, ban 2) [религия] отлучать (от церкви) 3) [военное дело] сдерживать (наступление врага с помощью бомбардировок и иных средств)
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of entredite, from Anglo-French, from Latin interdictum prohibition, from neuter of interdictus, past participle of interdicere to interpose, forbid, from inter- + dicere to say — more at diction 1. a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district 2. a prohibitory decree II. transitive verb 1. to lay under or prohibit by an interdict 2. to forbid in a usually formal or authoritative manner 3. a. to destroy, damage, or cut off (as an enemy line of supply) by firepower to stop or hamper an enemy b. intercept 2a Example: interdict drug shipments Synonyms: see forbid • interdiction noun • interdictive adjective • interdictor noun • interdictory adjective