Definition of: interdict

(in′tər·dikt′) v.t.
1. To prohibit or restrain authoritatively.
2. Eccl. To exclude from religious privileges.
—noun
1. A prohibitive order; ban.
2. A ban formerly declared by the pope, forbidding the clergy to perform religious services or administer the sacraments under certain circumstances.
3. In ancient Roman law, an interlocutory edict of the pretor, in matters affecting right of possession.
4. In Scots law, a judicial injunction. See synonyms under PROHIBIT. [<OF entredit <L interdictum, pp. of interdicere forbid <inter- between +dicere say; refashioned after L]
—in′ter·dic′tion noun
—in′ter·dic′tive adjective
—in′·ter·dic′tive·ly adverb
—in′ter·dic′tor noun
—in′ter·dic′to·ry adjective