Interdiction

Word INTERDICTION
Character 12
Hyphenation in ter dic tion
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Definitions and meanings of "Interdiction"

What do we mean by interdiction?

The act of interdicting or something interdicted

The destruction of an enemy's military potential before it can be used

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The word "interdiction" in example sentences

Things being what they are, border interdiction is going to remain where the action is. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Vietnamese anti-aircraft and ground attacks made the B57 vulnerable after a time, it still proved valuable as a light bomber, and in interdiction missions over Laos. ❋ Unknown (1990)

MANPAD interdiction is not quite like treating scarlet fever with blemish creme, but it’s * sort of* like that. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The fact that alternative solutions are being used by the ‘bad guys’ proves the interdiction has been at least partially successful. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A recent example of a nonbinding agreement is the US-led Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) - a Bush administration initiative to intercept shipments of WMD-related materials (known as interdiction). ❋ Unknown (2010)

And this is the refusal of carrying out interdiction, which is something the Afghan government can't do, because they don't have the helicopters, the satellites and all the bits and pieces the West does. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We're using a carrier-based aircraft and coalition aircraft -- carrier based as well as land based -- that are predominantly flying close air support missions or on-call interdiction missions, to be called in by the special forces working with any Taliban forces. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The interdiction was the first in the Western Caribbean; according to the Coast Guard, submarines are regularly used to move contraband in the Eastern Pacific. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The concentrated battleground of the drug war has been on domestic soil, with America's so-called interdiction efforts spreading the fight across the world, from poppy-rich Afghanistan to the coca-nurturing Andes to the most brutal battlefield of them all, Mexico, which saw more than 5,600 drug-related murders last year, including several that involved publicly displayed decapitations ❋ Unknown (2009)

US Deputy Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo said the interdiction is a "wholly new framework" to stop nuclear proliferation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Several council members called interdiction and the financial freeze the strongest tools in fighting nuclear proliferation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The so-called interdiction by air and sea of shipments that may contain illicit nuclear materials or weapons has been under consideration by the council since 2006, but was opposed by China, Russia and South Korea. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When stopping a merchant vessel for any kind of interdiction, the best methodology is to get a naval vessel on scene, hail the vessel and demand she heave to. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the 2010 budget, prevention takes a 10.6 percent hit while domestic law enforcement gets a boost of 2.3 percent, with "interdiction" (military and police actions designed to stem the flow of drugs into and about the country) gaining 4.4 percent. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He comes across this guy, swerving, oh maybe I ` ve got somebody running drugs, comes up, talks to him, the guy is a little wacky -- let me correct myself, a lot wacky but he ` s not involved with any kind of interdiction, and lets him go. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are now four strike groups in the Persian Gulf and an "interdiction" exercise in the works for Oct. 31st. ❋ Michael Caddell (2006)

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