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.
Use in sentences of EMBARGO
Meaning of EMBARGO in English
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.
To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.