interdicting
Legally prohibiting passage
Interdicting is the act of prohibiting or blocking, especially through official or military means.
Military forces interdict supply lines by cutting them off: Aircraft interdicted enemy convoys moving south.
Legal interdiction restrains someone from certain actions, often due to mental incapacity.
The word carries a sense of authoritative intervention to prevent something from proceeding.
Official prohibition on trade
- banOfficial restriction on something
- forbidDeclare not allowed
- prohibitFormally disallow
- proscribeOfficially forbid something
veto · suppress · halt · prevent · deter · obstruct · restrict · constrain
Sealing off a place
- interceptSeize en route
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
confiscate · seize · contraband · smuggling · narcotics · weapons · airspace · maritime
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
- restraining orderCourt-enforced avoidance mandate
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
judiciary · compliance · sanction · judgment · prohibition · ruling · enforcement · litigation
embargo
Official prohibition on trade
proscribe · veto · suppress · halt · prevent · deter · obstruct · restrict · constrain · moratorium
blockade
Sealing off a place
- interceptSeize en route
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
surveillance · confiscate · seize · contraband · smuggling · narcotics · weapons · airspace · maritime · border
injunction
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
- restraining orderCourt-enforced avoidance mandate
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
decree · judiciary · compliance · sanction · judgment · prohibition · ruling · enforcement · litigation · jurisdiction
interdictingpermitting
Giving consent or authorization
allowing · authorizing · sanctioning · approving · licensing
interdictingfacilitating
Making something simpler
expediting · aiding · enabling · assisting · forwarding
- drug interdictionStopping illegal substance trafficking