Definitions for: Embargo

[n] a government order imposing a trade barrier
[v] prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia"

Webster (1913) Definition: Em*bar"go, n.; pl. Embargoes. [Sp., fr. embargar to
arrest, restrain; pref. em- (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to
F. barre bar. See Bar.]
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.

Note: If the embargo is laid on an enemy's ships, it is
called a hostile embargo; if on the ships belonging to
citizens of the embargoing state, it is called a civil
embargo.

Em*bar"go, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embargoed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Embargoing.]
To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from
leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.

Synonyms: trade embargo, trade stoppage

See Also: block, halt, import barrier, kibosh, stop, trade barrier

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