an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
Less specific
censure
animadversion
a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
Synonyms
interdiction
Less specific
court order
prohibition
ban
proscription
Related
forbid
prohibit
interdict
proscribe
veto
disallow
nix
Topic Members
law
jurisprudence
Verb
destroy by firepower, such as an enemy’s line of communication
Less specific
destroy
destruct
command against; “I forbid you to call me late at night”; “Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store”; “Dad nixed our plans”
Synonyms
forbid
prohibit
proscribe
veto
disallow
nix
Antonyms
permit
allow
let
countenance
permit
allow
let
countenance
Less specific
command
require
More specific
ban
bar
debar
exclude
enjoin
outlaw
criminalize
criminalise
illegalize
illegalise
Related
veto
prohibition
ban
proscription
banishment
proscription
interdict
interdiction
interdiction
prohibition
inhibition
forbiddance
ban
banning
forbiddance
forbidding
ban
banning
forbiddance
forbidding
prohibition
inhibition
forbiddance
From LookUp:
Noun
an authoritative prohibition
an interdict against marriage of those of close kin
Roman Catholic Church (in the Roman Catholic Church) a sentence barring a person, or especially a place, from ecclesiastical functions and privileges
a papal interdict
Verb
North American prohibit or forbid (something)
society will never interdict sex
"interdict someone from" prohibit someone from (doing something)
I have not been interdicted from consuming or holding alcoholic beverages
North American intercept and prevent the movement of (a prohibited commodity or person)
the police established roadblocks throughout the country for interdicting drugs
Military impede (an enemy force), especially by aerial bombing of lines of communication or supply.
