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noun

plural of interdict
as in prohibitions
an order that something not be done or used the church's controversial interdict against the use of birth control devices

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interdicts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of interdict
1
as in prohibits
to order not to do or use or to be done or used the state legislature moved to interdict the use of radar-detection devices by motorists

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2
as in intercepts
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course federal agents are able to interdict only a small percentage of the narcotic shipments into the country

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdicts
  1. prohibitions
  2. prohibits
  3. intercepts
  4. bans
  5. forbids
  6. outlaws
Noun
  • Red-state legislatures rushed to pass stringent prohibitions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • If the rule is repealed as proposed, those prohibitions will go away.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibitions
Verb
  • Data sharing State law prohibits law enforcement from sharing the data with entities outside of California.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • International law prohibits the deliberate targeting of schools and universities during armed conflicts.
    — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibits
Verb
  • Two plays later, Seminole intercepts a pass without a penalty.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • When an agent triggers an action, a dedicated runtime governance layer dynamically intercepts the request.
    — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of intercepts
Noun
  • New York State has enacted a moratorium on data center construction, while many other states have pending bans and restrictions of varying intensity.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In June, the Justice Department sued Virginia and New York, in part, over these 287(g) bans.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of bans
Verb
  • Others are testing grounds for activities that the real world forbids.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, no major religion in the world forbids vaccinations, and most encourage and embrace them as a common good, like the Catholic bishops.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of forbids
Verb
  • The Invasive Species Management Act outlaws the sale and spread of 30 species, like the Bradford (or Callery) pear, Japanese barberry and running bamboo, throughout the Garden State.
    — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Even if the Supreme Court soon outlaws the use of race in shaping congressional districts, state lawmakers still have to work within Florida’s Fair Districts amendment.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Interdicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdicts. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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