■ noun 'ɪntədɪkt
1》 Law, chiefly Scottish a court order forbidding an act.
2》 (in the Roman Catholic Church) a sentence debarring a person or place from ecclesiastical functions and privileges.
■ verb ˌɪntə'dɪkt chiefly N. Amer.
1》 prohibit or forbid.
2》 intercept (a prohibited commodity).
3》 Military impede (an enemy force), especially by bombing lines of communication or supply.
Derivatives
~ion noun
~or noun
Origin
ME entredite , from OFr. entredit , from L. ~um , past participle of interdicere 'interpose, forbid by decree'.