INTERDICT in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of INTERDICT
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interdict
 v.  destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
 n.  a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
Classic Sentence:
1  But the names of saints are not interdicted.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—THE OBEDIENCE OF MARTIN VERGA
2  She always occupied it alone because this gallery, being on the level of the first story, the preacher or the officiating priest could be seen, which was interdicted to the nuns.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER V—DISTRACTIONS
3  He interdicted wine, and portioned out the brandy.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER II—WHAT IS TO BE DONE IN THE ABYSS IF ONE DOES NO...
4  In the meantime the host and his wife hurried down with lamps into the cellar, which had so long been interdicted to them and where a frightful spectacle awaited them.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 27 THE WIFE OF ATHOS
5  Baptistin, this portion of the building was interdicted to him.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 77. Haidee.
Example Sentence:
1  Troops could be ferried in to interdict drug shipments.