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Embargo (Verb)

Ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The government asked the newspaper to embargo the classified documents to prevent national security leaks.
The publisher had to embargo the book due to copyright infringement claims from the original author.
We embargoed the report until the official announcement was made to the public.
The research team had to embargo the results of their study until it was accepted for publication in the academic journal.
The media outlet was asked to embargo the confidential information they had received from a trusted source.

Prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The U.S. embargoes Libya, restricting its oil exports and crippling its economy.
Several countries have agreed to embargo North Korea, in an effort to curb its nuclear program.
The international community will likely embargo the regime, to pressure it into democratic reforms.
The EU has decided to embargo Russia over its actions in Ukraine.
In a bid to weaken its rival, France has chosen to embargo the UK over the ongoing trade dispute.