interdict

noun | \ ˈin-tər-ˌdikt \ | in·ter·dict

1. : something that prohibits

2. : one that has been interdicted — compare ward

transitive verb | \ ˌin-tər-ˈdikt \ | in·ter·dict

1. : 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