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put under embargo — index enjoin Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
embargo — [em bär′gō, imbär′gō] n. pl. embargoes [Sp < embargar < VL * imbarricare < L in , in, on + ML barra, BAR1] 1. a government order prohibiting the entry or departure of commercial ships at its ports, esp. as a war measure 2. any… … English World dictionary
embargo — ▪ I. embargo em‧bar‧go 1 [ɪmˈbɑːgəʊ ǁ ˈbɑːrgoʊ] noun embargoes PLURALFORM [countable] 1. ECONOMICS an official order stopping trade with a country. Governments and organizations put embargoes on countries with which they have a political… … Financial and business terms
embargo — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, strict, total ▪ partial ▪ mandatory ▪ crippling ▪ the crippling economi … Collocations dictionary
embargo — n. 1) to impose an embargo 2) to place, put an embargo on 3) to lift, remove an embargo from 4) a trade embargo 5) an embargo against, on 6) under embargo * * * [ɪm bɑːgəʊ] on put anon remove an embargo from a … Combinatory dictionary
embargo — /ɪm bɑ:gəυ/ noun 1. a government order which stops a type of trade ♦ to lay or put an embargo on trade with a country to say that trade with a country must not take place ● The government has put an embargo on the export of computer equipment. ♦… … Marketing dictionary in english
embargo — /ɪm bɑ:gəυ/ noun a government order which stops a type of trade, such as exports to or other commercial activity with another country ♦ to lay or put an embargo on trade with a country to say that trade with a country must not take place ● The… … Dictionary of banking and finance
embargo — I. n. 1. Prohibition (of vessels to leave port). 2. Prohibition (in general), prohibitory restriction, ban, restraint, hindrance, embarguement. II. v. a. Put under embargo, lay an embargo upon, prohibit from leaving port … New dictionary of synonyms
put on — /ˌpυt ɒn/ verb ♦ to put an item on the agenda to list an item for discussion at a meeting ♦ to put an embargo on trade to forbid trade … Dictionary of banking and finance
Embargo Act of 1807 — Origins of the War of 1812 Chesapeake–Leopard Affair Orders in Council (1807) Embargo Act of 1807 Non Intercourse Act (1809) Macon s Bill Number 2 Tecumseh s War … Wikipedia
