n.
/
ˈɪntədɪkt/
- Law, chiefly Scottish a court order forbidding an act.
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) a sentence debarring a person or place from ecclesiastical functions and privileges.
v.
/
ˌɪntəˈdɪkt/
chiefly N. Amer. - prohibit or forbid.
- intercept (a prohibited commodity).
- Military impede (an enemy force), especially by bombing lines of communication or supply.
Derivative
- interdiction n.
- interdictor n.
Etymology
ME entredite, from OFr. entredit, from L. interdictum, past part. of interdicere ‘interpose, forbid by decree’.
