A legal order which prohibits acceptance by a carrier of freight destined to a consumer in an area, usually on account of congestion, labor problems, weather, etc.

The prohibition of some category of trade. May apply to exports and/or imports, of particular products or of all trade, vis a vis the world or a particular country or countries.

Temporary refusal to accept cargo for transportation at certain points or in certain routes due to the type or class of cargo, limitations of facilities, emergencies, or other abnormal circumstances.

Order to restrict the hauling of freight.

An order prohibiting ships or goods from leaving a certain port, city, or territory. This is an act of international military aggression and may be enforced by military threat of destruction of any vehicle that attempts to break the embargo, or by trade penalties. The word can also refer to a legal prohibition of trade with a certain nation or a prohibition towards the use of goods or services produced by or within a certain nation.

A government prohibition against the shipment of certain products to a particular country for economic or political reasons.

A temporary arrest or injunction laid on ships or cargo to prevent their arrival or departure. Normally used by the likes of MAF when inspecting incoming cargo if there is a likelihood of foreign pests being imported.

A government order prohibiting the entry or departure of commercial vessels or goods at its ports. The refusal by a carrier, for a limited period, to accept for transport over any route or segment thereof, and to or from any area or point, of a connecting carrier, any commodity, type of class of cargo duly tendered (air cargo).

The prohibition of accepting freight at origin because of a crisis at the point of destination.

A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation.

an official order forbidding something from happening, especially trade.

a government order imposing a trade barrier

prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Lybia"

a temporary regulation, and is designed for the protection of commerce, though, for a time, it may suspend it

a prohibition on trade in a particular area.

1. A government order preventing the entry or departure of certain commercial vessels or goods from certain origins or for certain destinations at its ports. 2. (in aircargo) A carrier's refusal, for a limited period in time, to accept any commodity and type or class of cargo duly tendered for transport along any route or any segment thereof, also to or from any point or area of a connecting carrier.

An official government order preventing goods from leaving a certain area. In late 1933, Governor Langer placed an embargo on wheat and beef leaving the state, in an attempt to raise prices. It was lifted in December, 1933; after prices had risen only a few cents.

To resist or prohibit the acceptance and handling of freight. An embargo may be caused by acts of God such as tornadoes, floods, inclement weather, congestion, etc.

To resist or prohibit the acceptance and handling of freight.  A formal notice that certain freight will not be accepted.

A prohibition on imports or exports as a result of a political eventuality.

A government prohibition of a certain activity. A trade embargo is a prohibition of trade with a nation.

In journalism, a prohibition against publishing information released to reporters until a specific date. Announcements of scientific breakthroughs or discoveries are quite often embargoed until a specific date to ensure that all news outlets release the story on the same day.

A government-ordered prohibition of trade with another country restricting all trade or only that of selected goods and services.

A prohibition upon exports or imports with respect to specific products or specific countries.

an official, usually temporary, suspension of commerce or other activity; prohibition.

a law that bars or forbids trade with another country

Temporary refusal to accept traffic for transportation at certain points or in certain routes due to emergencies, limitation of facilities, or other abnormal circumstances.

Refusal by a carrier, for a given period of time, to accept for transportation over any given route or segment thereof, to or from any given airport or country, for or from a given connecting carrier, any cargo in general or a given commodity.

A government order that forbids ships to enter or leave its ports.

An order issued by a carrier or regulatory body which restricts the handling of freight.

A government-ordered prohibition or limitation on trade with another country. Under an embargo, all trade, or selected goods and services, may be restricted.

A carrier's refusal to accept cargo because the carrier cannot deliver it (for example, because of washed-out bridge).

This is an act of international military aggression where an order is made prohibiting ships or goods from leaving a certain port, city or territory and may be enforced by military threat of destroying any vehicle that attempts to break it or by trade penalties. The word has also come to refer to a legal prohibition of trade with a certain nation or a prohibition towards the use of goods or services produced by or within a certain nation.

In international commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce and trade with a certain country, in order to isolate it and to put its government into a difficult internal situation, given that the effects of the embargo are often able to make its economy suffer from the initiative.

Restriction on the release of a publication or on specific information for a set time.For example, a journalist cannot write an article based on an embargoed press release until the emargo is lifted.

a warning to the media not to publish a news item until the date specified on the release.

Instruction which stops or delays something happening - usually relates to a trading situation, but may also relate to release of information e.g. company announcement.

The time when something can be released. News may be released early so that news outlets can be ready to publish or air it, but there may be a restriction on when it can be released to the public. Breaking an embargo -- reporting information early -- may cause sources to be less willing to release news.

An embargoed story is one the media does not use until an agreed upon or specified time.

In academic publishing, an embargo is a period during which access is not allowed to certain types of users. The purpose of this is to protect the revenue of the publisher.