- hostile embargo
- One laid upon the vessels of an actual or prospective enemy
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
hostile embargo
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hostile embargo — An embargo directed against the ships of a present or prospective enemy nation. See embargo … Ballentine's law dictionary
hostile embargo — noun : a government s embargo on the movement of enemy ships compare civil embargo … Useful english dictionary
hostile embargo — One laid upon the vessels of an actual or prospective enemy … Black's law dictionary
Embargo — Em*bar go, n.; pl. {Embargoes}. [Sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to F. barre bar. See {Bar}.] An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embargo — The exclusion of an article from interstate or foreign commerce. 15 Am J2d Corn §§ 73 75. An edict or order of a government forbidding the entry or departure of ships at ports within the dominions of the government, sometimes imposed in carrying… … Ballentine's law dictionary
embargo — /em bahr goh/, n., pl. embargoes, v., embargoed, embargoing. n. 1. an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports. 2. an injunction from a government commerce agency to refuse freight for shipment, as … Universalium
civil embargo — noun : a government s embargo on the movement of ships under its own registry compare hostile embargo * * * civil embargo, a restraint placed by a country on its own people and property to prevent vital materials from being shipped to warring… … Useful english dictionary
Embargoes — Embargo Em*bar go, n.; pl. {Embargoes}. [Sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to F. barre bar. See {Bar}.] An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
