EMBARGO
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
an order of a state forbidding foreign ships to enter, or any ships to leave, its ports
impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity)
seize (a ship or goods) for state service
an order of a state forbidding foreign ships to enter, or any ships to leave, its ports
impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity)
seize (a ship or goods) for state service