interdiction
Military supply blockade
Interdiction is the act of intercepting and blocking something before it reaches its destination.
The word appears most often in military and law enforcement contexts: drug interdiction, air interdiction.
Forces interdict supply lines, smuggling routes, or enemy movements.
In Catholic canon law, interdiction is a formal prohibition barring someone from participating in certain religious rites.
The verb is interdict.
Official restriction on something
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
sanction · decree · mandate · ruling · judgment · bar · disallow · nullify
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- cordonEncircling line restricting access
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
containment · isolation · siege · encirclement · closure · lockdown · obstruction · checkpoint
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- arrestSeize by law
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
crackdown · taskforce · checkpoint · inspection · contraband · trafficking · smuggling · narcotics
ban
Official restriction on something
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- proscriptionFormal ban or condemnation
moratorium · sanction · decree · mandate · ruling · judgment · bar · disallow · nullify · annul
quarantine
Isolation preventing disease transmission
- cordonEncircling line restricting access
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
embargo · containment · isolation · siege · encirclement · closure · lockdown · obstruction · checkpoint · perimeter
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- arrestSeize by law
- patrolRegular surveillance route
surveillance · crackdown · taskforce · checkpoint · inspection · contraband · trafficking · smuggling · narcotics · customs
airstrike
Aircraft-delivered military attack
- sortieArmed raid outward
- bombingAttack with explosives
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
patrol · ambush · raid · assault · blockade · siege · encirclement · offensive · firefight · skirmish
censure
Formal institutional disapproval
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- canonicalAccepted as standard
sacrament · priest · bishop · decree · sanction · penalty · church · diocese · papal · liturgical
- prohibitionsban, forbid, forbidden, prohibit, outlawing
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- naval operationsfleet, admiral, patrol boats, commander, fleet command
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
- air warfareair strike, airstrike, bombing runs, air raid, dive bombing
- blockadesnaval blockade, blockade running, shipping ban, trade embargo, cordon
interdictionpermission
Granted right to act
authorization · allowance · sanction · consent · license
interdictionfacilitation
Making tasks easier
enabling · support · encouragement · assistance · promotion
interdictionresupply
Provide fresh provisions
reinforcement · logistics support · safe passage · airlift · provisioning
- drug interdictionStopping illegal substance trafficking