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1. An ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
    
2. A court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
   - interdiction

1. Destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
    
2. Command against
   "I interdict you to call me late at night"
   - forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix [N. Amer]

Derived forms: interdicted, interdicting, interdicts

See also: interdiction

Type of: animadversion, ban, censure, command, court order, destroy, destruct, prohibition, proscription, require, spifflicate, spiflicate

Encyclopedia: Interdict