INTERDICT

'Interdict' can refer to several things:

★ In law, an interdict is a court order enforcing or, more commonly, prohibiting a certain action; a synonym for "injunction". Types of interdicts include: a restraining order (where, for instance a person is prevented from threatening, harassing, or abusing another person); a suppression or "gagging" order (where, for instance, a newspaper is prevented from making certain information public); and an enforcement order (where, for instance, a company is forced to withhold wages from a person who has failed to meet maintenance or other financial obligations).

★ In the Roman Catholic Church, interdict is an ecclesiastical penalty which (temporarily) bars a specific person or group of people from receiving the sacraments.

★ A type of shield or military defense against attack.

★ Conversely, the act of attacking or interrupting a military logistics system, for example air interdiction.

★ In Roman Law, it was (under the name ''interdictum'') an order of a "praetor".