Embargo

n. ban, restriction on commerce

v. impose an embargo, officially restrict commerce

In international commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce and trade with a certain country, in order to isolate it and to put its government into a difficult internal situation, given that the effects of the embargo are often able to make its economy suffer from the initiative.
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Noun
1. a government order imposing a trade barrier
(synonym) trade embargo, trade stoppage
(hypernym) trade barrier, import barrier
Verb
1. ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
(hypernym) ban, censor
2. prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia"
(hypernym) stop, halt, block, kibosh
(derivation) trade embargo, trade stoppage

n. embargo, ban, restriction on commerce

n. ban, embargo