interdiction
nounUS /ˌɪn.tɚˈdɪk.ʃən/ · /ˌɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈdɪk.ʃən/
Etymology From Middle English, borrowed from French interdiction, itself a borrowing from Latin interdictiō.
1
The act of interdicting or something interdicted.
- He went off in a hurry, victim to that senseless interdiction against sobriety which closes the pubs at six o'clock, and thereby convicts the populace of collective imbecility.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 66:
2
Government, Military, Politics, War The destruction of an enemy's military potential before it can be used.
- Under Emergency War Powers Reg. 903.5, you are hereby authorized to assume command of the Normandy SR-2. You are directed to begin interdiction operations against any and all enemies posing a threat to Earth, its colonies, and its allies.2012, BioWare, quoting Steven Hackett, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Reinstatement:
- “Russia relies on its shadow fleet to fund their conflict in Ukraine and our interdiction delivers a blow to Putin’s illegal war.”2026 June 14, Mark Brown, Jessica Elgot, quoting Dan Jarvis, “British armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in Channel”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- Derived terms
- harassment and interdiction, interdictional, interdictionary