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embargo

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Noun

  1. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
  2. A ban on trade with another country.
  3. A temporary ban on making certain information public.
  4. A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.

Verb

  1. To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
  2. To impose an embargo on a document.

Proper noun

  1. A barangay of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines.

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