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em·bar·go 1 /im-'bär-gō, em-/ n pl -goes [Spanish, from embargar to bar]1: an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports2: a legal prohibition on commercean embargo on arms shipments3: an order by a common carrier or public regulatory agency prohibiting or restricting freight transportationembargo 2 vt -goed, -go·ing: to place an embargo on
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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authoritative stoppage of trade, ban, bar, control of trade, debarment, denial, detention of ships, disallowance of trade, exclusion from commerce, forbiddance, freeze, governmental order of prohibition, halt, interference, legal restraint, preclusion, prohibition, restraint, restriction, stop, stoppage
associated concepts: embargo of commerce, embargo of goods, embargo of products
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attachment (seizure)
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ban, bar (obstruction), boycott, check (bar), condemn (ban), debar, enjoin, hindrance, interdict, obstacle, obstruction, prohibit, prohibition, proscribe (prohibit), proscription, restraint, seclude, veto
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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A proclamation or order of government, usually issued in time of war or threatened hostilities, prohibiting the departure of ships or goods from some or all ports until further order.Government order prohibiting commercial trade with individuals or businesses of other specified nations. Legal prohibition on commerce.The temporary or permanent sequestration of the property of individuals for the purposes of a government, e.g., to obtain vessels for the transport of troops, the owners being reimbursed for this forced service.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A proclamation or order of government, usually issued in time of war or threatened hostilities, prohibiting the departure of ships or goods from some or all ports until further order.Government order prohibiting commercial trade with individuals or businesses of other specified nations. Legal prohibition on commerce.The temporary or permanent sequestration of the property of individuals for the purposes of a government, e.g., to obtain vessels for the transport of troops, the owners being reimbursed for this forced service.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.