Embargo
- It is an order of the government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
- It is an injunction from a government commerce agency to refuse freight for shipments, as in case of congestion or insufficient facilities.
- Any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict.
- A restraint or hindrance; prohibition
- An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within is dominions; a prohibition to sail.
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