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embargo

[ em-bahr-goh ]

noun

plural embargoes.
  1. any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict, especially against a certain country as a penalty or to induce compliance with demands or legal obligations:

    The United Nations fact-finding mission recommended the imposition of an arms embargo and other targeted economic sanctions on the rogue state.

    The software may not be exported into any country with which the United States maintains a trade embargo prohibiting the shipment of goods.

  2. an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
  3. an injunction from a government commerce agency to refuse freight for shipment, as in case of congestion or insufficient facilities.
  4. a restraint or hindrance; prohibition:

    A one-year embargo on her published dissertation allowed only the title, abstract, and citation information to be released to the public.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used with object)

embargoed, embargoing.
  1. to impose an embargo on.

embargo

/ É›³¾Ëˆ²úÉ‘Ëɡəʊ /

noun

  1. a government order prohibiting the departure or arrival of merchant ships in its ports
  2. any legal stoppage of commerce

    an embargo on arms shipments

  3. a restraint, hindrance, or prohibition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to lay an embargo upon
  2. to seize for use by the state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

embargo

  1. A governmental restriction on trade for political purposes. The objective is to put pressure on other governments by prohibiting exports to or imports from those countries.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of embargo1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Spanish, derivative of embargar “to hinder, embarrass,†from unattested Vulgar Latin ¾±³¾²ú²¹°ù°ù¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð, equivalent to im- im- 1 + unattested -²ú²¹°ù°ù¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð ( barr(a) bar 1 + -¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð causative suffix)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of embargo1

C16: from Spanish, from embargar, from Latin im- + barra bar 1
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Critical of Israel's conduct in the Strip, he has previously called for an arms embargo and said its attacks on Gaza constitute genocide, which Israel vehemently denies.

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Despite UN calls for an arms embargo in response to the coup, both China and Russia have sold the junta sophisticated attack jets and provided training on how to use it.

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Meanwhile, Machar has accused neighbouring Uganda of violating the UN arms embargo on South Sudan by conducting airstrikes in the country.

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It was explained to BBC Sport that the video was removed because of embargo complications.

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"This comes after a complete blockade of food, electricity, and aid. They will never stop until there are sanctions and an arms embargo."

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