in·ter·dict 1 /'in-tər-ˌdikt/ n
1: something that prohibits
2: one that has been interdicted compare ward
in·ter·dict 2 /ˌin-tər-'dikt/ vt
1 in the civil law of Louisiana: to deprive (a person) of the right to care for one's own person or affairs because of mental incapacity compare commit, curator, tutor
2: to authoritatively prohibit or bar (an act or conduct)
3: to intercept or cut off (as a drug shipment) by force
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.