I. ˈintə(r)ˌdikt sometimes -dīt or +V -dīd. noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin interdictum ) of Middle English entredit, from Old French, from Latin interdictum prohibition, interdict of a praetor, from neuter of interdictus, past participle of interdicere to interpose, forbid, interdict, from inter between, among + dicere to say — more at inter- , diction
1. : an ecclesiastical censure of the Roman Catholic Church barring a person or the people of a region from the sacraments, religious services, and Christian burial
2. : a prohibitory decree : prohibition
3.
a. Roman civil law
(1) : an administrative order of the praetor for prevention of encroachments on or wrongs concerning sacred or public property or breaches of the peace
(2) : an order issued as a remedy in certain cases (as of disputed possession) forbidding certain things to be done
b. : an order in systems founded on Roman civil law corresponding to the injunction of the English law
c. civil & Scots law : one incompetent to manage his affairs by reason of mental weakness, facility, or insanity : one under curatorship as an incompetent : an interdicted person : one under voluntary or judicial interdiction
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin interdictum, n., and interdictus, past participle) of Middle English entrediten, probably from Old French entredit, past participle of entredire, from Latin interdicere
1. : to lay under or prohibit by an interdict
interdicted under heavy penalties the use of the Book of Common Prayer — T.B.Macaulay
2. : prohibit , debar
interdict trade with a foreign nation
3. : to destroy, cut, or damage by ground or aerial firepower (enemy lines of reinforcement, supply, or communication) in order to stop or hamper enemy movement and to destroy or limit enemy effectiveness
Synonyms: see forbid
III. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Middle English interdicte, from Latin interdictus, past participle
archaic : interdicted