INTERDICTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

Synonyms:

interdict; interdiction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("interdiction" is a kind of...):

court order (a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something)

ban; prohibition; proscription (a decree that prohibits something)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Meaning:

Authoritative prohibition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("interdiction" is a kind of...):

prohibition (refusal to approve or assent to)

Derivation:

interdict (command against)