Noun
The word is derived from embargo
of Embargo
Source: Webster's dictionaryOil is like drugs. Find the commodity smugglers. Many are adventurous; they will buy from you at a discount and they don't care about embargoes. Muammar Gaddafi
Ignorant people in preppy clothes are more dangerous to America than oil embargoes. V. S. Naipaul
After existing embargoes expired with the onset of war, the Embargo Act of 1813 was signed into law December 17, 1813. Source: Internet
Also, the US should work with Israel to help uphold United Nations arms embargoes by interdicting Iran’s offshore weapons shipments. Source: Internet
Egypt Although Egypt's first order for the Meteor was placed in 1948, the rising tension in the region led to the imposition of a series of arms embargoes. Source: Internet
A five-year federal investigation found last year that ZTE had conspired to evade U.S. embargoes by buying U.S. components, incorporating them into ZTE equipment and illegally shipping them to Iran. Source: Internet