interdiction
Example Sentences
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The Pentagon statement on Sunday defined the operation as "a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding".
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
After interdiction, the Coast Guard typically begins a process that adheres to legal strictures, detaining the crew and eventually turning them over to a U.S. law enforcement agency.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025
Similarly, in the Pacific, interdiction by submarines and aerial mining of trade routes effectively depleted Japan’s fuel reserves by the war’s end.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Response times are below the city average, he said, and their mission has become more clear: engagement, interdiction to prevent situations from getting worse or escalating, and becoming a more visible presence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
What we were supposed to be doing was what they called an interdiction number.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
Vocabulary lists containing interdiction
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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"Paradise Lost" by John Milton, Book VII
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