interdictum

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noun

A prohibition: a legal order issued by a praetor (or, in the provinces, a proconsul) at the request of a claimant and addressed to another person, imposing a requirement either to do something or to abstain from doing something.

OriginLatin interdictum →
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Meanings

nouninterdictum (plural interdicta or interdictums)

plural interdicta · plural interdictums

  1. Ancient RomehistoricalA prohibition: a legal order issued by a praetor (or, in the provinces, a proconsul) at the request of a claimant and addressed to another person, imposing a requirement either to do something or to abstain from doing something.

Origin

  1. Latininterdictum
  2. Englishinterdictum

From Latin interdictum.

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interdictum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdictum

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“interdictum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdictum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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