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., To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.
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Embargo
Adopted from the same Spanish word meaning 'seizure'. The word derives from a Latin word 'Imbarricare' meaning 'restrain or impede'
The singular possessive form for the noun embargo is embargo's.
They enforced a trade embargo against the country.There has been a trade embargo against North Korea for years.An embargo is bad for businesses, unless you're a smuggler.
An embargo is organized for a particular reason. Those who agree with the reason, will support the embargo.
The oil embargo
why was the embargo on cuba?
An Embargo
The plural form of embargo is embargoes
Embargo is a verb and a noun.