Found 3 items, similar to Embargo.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: embargo larangan, melarang
English → English (WordNet) Definition: embargo embargo n : a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn: trade embargo , trade stoppage] v 1: ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; “embargoed publications” 2: prevent commerce; “The U.S. embargoes Lybia” [also: embargoes (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Embargo Embargo \Em*bar"go\, n.; pl. Embargoes. [Sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em- (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to F. barre bar. See Bar.] An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail. [1913 Webster] Note: If the embargo is laid on an enemy's ships, it is called a hostile embargo; if on the ships belonging to citizens of the embargoing state, it is called a civil embargo. [1913 Webster] Embargo \Em*bar"go\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embargoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embargoing.] To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods. [1913 Webster]