interdiction

From Middle English, borrowed from French interdiction, itself a borrowing from Latin interdictiō.

interdiction (countable and uncountable, plural interdictions)

1. the act of interdicting or something interdicted
2. the destruction of an enemy's military potential before it can be used
   • 2012, BioWare, quoting Steven Hackett, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Reinstatement:

     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.

• harassment and interdiction

Borrowed from Latin interdictiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃/

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interdiction f (plural interdictions)

1. ban, interdiction

• interdire
• interdit

• “interdiction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.