Words Like EMBARGO
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4 Alternative Words Similar to embargo
10 definitions of embargo
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An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
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A ban on trade with another country.
3
A temporary ban on making certain information public.
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To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
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To impose an embargo on a document.
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A stoppage or seizure of ships or merchandise by sovereign authority; specifically, a restraint or prohibition imposed by the authorities of a country on merchant vessels, or other ships, to prevent their leaving its ports, and sometimes amounting to an interdiction of commercial intercourse either with a particular country or with all countries.
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Hence A restraint or hindrance imposed on anything: as, to lay an embargo on free speech.
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To lay an embargo upon; restrain the movement or voluntary use of, as ships or property, especially as an act of sovereignty or of public policy; make a seizure or arrestment of. See embargo, n.
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a government order imposing a trade barrier