embargoed

comparative more embargoed · superlative most embargoed

1. Having had an embargo imposed, preventing access to or trade with.

   We became the most embargoed state on earth.

   2018, D. B. John, Star of the North: An explosive thriller set in North Korea

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   Verified access is also required to access most embargoed papers.

   2017, Martin Angler, Science Journalism: An Introduction

   And other journalists suggested that the article should have been run sooner if it was based on independent reporting rather than the embargoed announcement by the journal,

   2023, Vincent Kiernan, Embargoed Science

   An embargo is a restriction upon the transfer of specified goods, usually arms or petroleum products, to the embargoed State. It could also include a bar upon specific individuals or categories of persons (e.g. mercenaries) entering the embargoed State.

   2023, Terry D. Gill, Kinga Tibori-Szabó, The Use of Force and the International Legal System, page 284

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of embargo