embargo

Universal Words noun, verb noun (plural embargoes) ~ (on sth) an official order that forbids trade with another country: an arms embargo * an embargo on arms sales to certain countries * a trade embargo against / on certain countries * to impose / enforce / lift an embargo verb (embargoes, embargoing, embargoed, embargoed) [VN] to place an embargo on sth: There have been calls to embargo all arms shipments to the region.