as in prohibiting
the act of ordering that something not be done or used
the interdicting against bullying at school, along with stiff penalties, was long overdue
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as in forbidding
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the state legislature moved to interdict the use of radar-detection devices by motorists
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as in intercepting
to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course
federal agents are able to interdict only a small percentage of the narcotic shipments into the country
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Verb
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Smith, who is now winding down both his cases against the president-elect due to a longstanding Department of Justice policy prohibiting the prosecution of a sitting president, has not provided any details about the contents of his report.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2025 -
That has prompted states including Colorado, New York and California to enact legislation prohibiting medical debt from being included on residents' credit reports or factored into their credit scores.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2025
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has released footage of fighter jets honing their skills at intercepting Russian and Chinese bombers over Alaska.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine's air force said Russia fired 67 missiles and 194 drones, with Ukrainian defenses intercepting 34 missiles and 100 drones.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The video was published by her mother, Lia Llanes, a U.S. permanent resident living in Miami, in one of the several Facebook groups where Cubans are discussing the new prohibitions.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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Under the Endangered Species Act, animals that are listed in danger of extinction are given protections — like the protection of critical habitat and prohibitions on hunting — and recovery plans.—
Clark Corbin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2025
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States should get serious about forbidding, rather than replacing, structures in seriously flood-prone locales like some barrier islands in Florida or the banks of North Carolina’s French Broad River.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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Numerous other states have approved legislation forbidding PFAS in certain product categories, rather than instituting bans across the board.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Interdicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interdicting. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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