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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Em·bar·go n.; pl. Embargoes   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

 embargoes
      See embargo

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 embargo
      n : a government order imposing a trade barrier [syn: trade
          embargo, trade stoppage]
      v 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)]