From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Embargo \Em*bar"go\, noun; 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 ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail.
Note: If the embargo is laid on an enemy's ships, it is called a hostile embargo; if on the ships belonging to citizens of the embargoing state, it is called a civil embargo.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn: {trade embargo}, {trade stoppage}]
verb
1: ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
2: prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia" [also: {embargoes} (pl)]
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