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embargo
1. n. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
2. n. A ban on trade with another country.
3. n. A temporary ban on making certain information public.
4. v. To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
5. v. To impose an embargo on a document.

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I stole western software which there was an embargo against, and I copied that software, and then resold it to even bigger idiots than we were.

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