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The word 'embargo' is correct and usable in written English
It can be used as a noun or a verb to indicate a prohibition of trade or other commercial activity with a certain country. Example Sentence: After years of tension in the region, the United Nations imposed an embargo on weapons exports from the country.
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embargo
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An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
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Iran: Putin insisted lifting a five-year embargo on the delivery of air defence missiles to Iran did not undermine international sanctions since the Russian ban was voluntary.
The three-man panel imposed a 12-month transfer embargo on Rangers on account of the club bringing the game into disrepute during Whyte's time as chairman.
Western officials said on Friday Iran would have to fulfil a list of conditions in order to benefit from the bulk lifting of economic and financial sanctions, including an EU oil embargo and exclusion from the Swift electronic banking system.
According to analysis by IHS Jane's, Arab states may seek to reduce their reliance on individual defence contractors in case an internal crackdown leads to an arms embargo that would deny access to maintenance, upgrades and spare parts for military equipment.
A first-round lead would most likely terminate that media embargo.
They have gone close to falling out of the Football League, were straitjacketed by a transfer embargo for more than a year and have stared extinction in the face.
Both countries' apple industries have suffered from the embargo that Russia placed on dairy, meat and produce from countries that had adopted sanctions against it, with Czech apple prices reportedly falling by 20-30%.
Duff & Phelps also welcomed a court of session decision that the Scottish Football Association was not entitled to impose a transfer embargo on the club in April.
Russia's agricultural trade embargo with the EU is also real.
We were dying slowly before the war, because of the tough embargo imposed on Gaza and the blockade of all the crossings.
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has opened the way for the controversial delivery of a sophisticated anti-aircraft missile system to Iran which had been under embargo for the past five years.
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