Embargo: alternatives and connections

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Embargo

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.

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A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.

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