interdict
[ noun in-ter-dikt; verb in-ter-dikt ]
/ noun ˈɪn tərˌdɪkt; verb ˌɪn tərˈdɪkt /
noun
Civil Law.
any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
Roman Catholic Church.
a punishment by which the faithful, remaining in communion with the church, are forbidden certain sacraments and prohibited from participation in certain sacred acts.
Roman Law.
a general or special order of the Roman praetor forbidding or commanding an act, especially in cases involving disputed possession.
verb (used with object)
to forbid; prohibit.
Ecclesiastical.
to cut off authoritatively from certain ecclesiastical functions and privileges.
to impede by steady bombardment: Constant air attacks interdicted the enemy's advance.
Origin of interdict
1250–1300; (noun) < Latin
interdictum prohibition, noun use of neuter of
interdictus past participle of
interdīcere to forbid, equivalent to
inter-
inter- +
-dic- (variant stem of
dīcere to speak) +
-tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English
enterdit < Old French < Latin, as above; (v.) < Latin
interdictus; replacing Middle English
enterditen < Old French
entredire (past participle
entredit) < Latin, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM interdict
in·ter·dic·tor, noun un·in·ter·dict·ed, adjectiveWords nearby interdict
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British Dictionary definitions for interdict
interdict
noun (ˈɪntəˌdɪkt, -ˌdaɪt)
RC Church
the exclusion of a person or all persons in a particular place from certain sacraments and other benefits, although not from communion
civil law
any order made by a court or official prohibiting an act
Scots law
an order having the effect of an injunction
Roman history
- an order of a praetor commanding or forbidding an act
- the procedure by which this order was sought
verb (ˌɪntəˈdɪkt, -ˈdaɪt) (tr)
to place under legal or ecclesiastical sanction; prohibit; forbid
military
to destroy (an enemy's lines of communication) by firepower
Derived forms of interdict
interdictive or interdictory, adjective interdictively, adverb interdictor, nounWord Origin for interdict
C13: from Latin
interdictum prohibition, from
interdīcere to forbid, from
inter- +
dīcere to say