Pre-embargo
noun, plural embargoes.
1.
an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
2.
an injunction from a government commerce agency to refuse freight for shipment, as in case of congestion or insufficient facilities.
3.
any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict.
4.
a restraint or hindrance; prohibition.
verb (used with object), embargoed, embargoing.
5.
to impose an embargo on.
noun (pl) -goes
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
verb (transitive) -goes, -going, -goed
4.
to lay an embargo upon
5.
to seize for use by the state
embargo definition
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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