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interdicts

interdicts is the plural of interdict.

interdicts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of interdict.

Meaning of interdict

Noun

interdict (plural interdicts)

  1. A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
  2. (Scots law) An injunction.
    • The Fife County Council, and other objectors, were successful in July [1950] in obtaining an interim interdict against this decision, but the Court of Session withdrew the interdict in January, and it was then stated that a civil court had no jurisdiction in the matter. […] Mr. Waller adds that...1951 April, “Notes and News: North Fife Line, Scotland”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 281

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Questions about interdicts

What is interdicts the plural of?
Interdicts is the plural of interdict.

Words near interdicts in the dictionary

  1. interdictive
  2. interdictively
  3. interdictor
  4. interdictors
  5. interdictory
  6. interdicts
  7. interdictum
  8. interdiffuse
  9. interdiffused
  10. interdiffuses
  11. interdiffusing

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