embargo
nounmasculineformal/ẽˈbaɾɡu/medium
em·bar·go
Definition
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
The international embargo crippled the nation's economy.
They imposed an arms embargo on the regime.
Common collocations
trade embargolift an embargoimpose an embargoarms embargo
Etymology
Do espanhol 'embargo', de 'embargar' (impedir, apreender).