Interdiction is a military term for the act of delaying, disrupting, or destroying enemy forces or supplies en route to the battle area. A distinction is often made between strategic and tactical interdiction. The former refers to operations whose effects are broad and long-term; tactical operations are designed to affect events rapidly and in a l... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdiction
In`ter·dic'tion noun [ Latin interdictio : confer French interdiction .] The act of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree; curse; interdict. « The truest issue of thy throne By his own interdiction stands accurst.» Shak. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/78
interdiction 1. The action of forbidding by or as by authority; authoritative or peremptory prohibition. 2. The interruption of supply operations by aerial bombing. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1076/4
an act or instance of interdicting. · the state of being interdicted. · an interdict. · steady bombardment of enemy positions and communications lines for the purpose of delaying and disorganizing progress. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/interdiction