interdict

1.

/ˌɪntərˈdɪkt/

command against

2.

/ˈɪntərˌdɪkt/

an ecclesiastical censure withdrawing sacraments

Other forms: interdicted; interdicts; interdicting

Interdict means to forbid, to nix, to veto. If your parents find out you're planning a party for a time when they're away , they will interdict it.

If your principal has interdicted gum-chewing at school, he might set up a few random check points, interdicting gum-chewing students with detentions and a command to instantly spit out their offensive, long-lasting candy. To interdict, pope-style, is to in essence excommunicate, or prohibit a person or especially a place from the functions and privileges of the church.

Definitions of interdict (/ˌɪntərˈdɪkt/)

1. verb

   command against
   synonyms: disallow, forbid, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto

   types:

   ban

   prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

   bar, debar, exclude

   prevent from entering; keep out

   enjoin

   issue an injunction

   criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw

   declare illegal; outlaw

   ban, censor

   forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

   type of:

   command, require

   make someone do something
2. verb

   destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
   type of:

   destroy, destruct

   do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of