embargo

Etymology

From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra. More at embarrass.

noun

1. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
2. A ban on trade with another country.
   Instead he [Jefferson] proposed an embargo, an end to all trade between America and England. 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
3. A temporary ban on making certain information public.
   This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.
4. A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.

verb

1. (transitive) To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
2. (transitive) To impose an embargo on a document.
   Embargoed until after first reading in Parliament 2023-07-04, “Introduction of the Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Bill”, in Ministry of Trade and Industry