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interdict (ĭn`tərdĭkt), ecclesiastical censure notably used in the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the Middle Ages. When a parish, state, or nation is placed under the interdict no public church ceremony may take place, only certain sacraments, especially baptism, may be administered, and the dead may not receive Christian burial. The interdict is used to sway public opinion and to force action. A famous example was the interdict placed upon England during the reign of King John by Innocent III in 1208. interdict 1. RC Church the exclusion of a person or all persons in a particular place from certain sacraments and other benefits, although not from communion 2. Civil law any order made by a court or official prohibiting an act 3. Scots law an order having the effect of an injunction 4. Roman history a. an order of a praetor commanding or forbidding an act b. the procedure by which this order was sought How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Several daylight Marine interdictions missions were intercepted and attacked by North Korean/Chinese MiG-15 aircraft; however, the air-to-air armament on all Marine aircraft and the tactics used by Marine pilots successfully countered the enemy's efforts. Detective Carlos Gomez, stationed at the airport to work on narcotics-related interdictions, became suspicious of Wilkinson's luggage as it went through the X-ray machine about noon Wednesday and asked her who had packed her luggage. Commanders whose districts register abnormally low interdiction rates while maintaining normal to high daytime burglary rates may be called on to explain the dearth of interdictions in their districts. |
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