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embargo

Definitions of embargo
  1. noun
    the taking possession of something by legal process
    synonyms: incautación
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    types:
    arrogación, confiscación
    seizure by the government
    requisa, requisición
    the act of coercing someone into government service
    expropiación
    taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
    type of:
    apropiación
    a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
  2. noun
    the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
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    type of:
    incautación
    the taking possession of something by legal process
  3. noun
    a government order imposing a trade barrier
    synonyms: prohibición
  4. noun
    a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
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    type of:
    síntoma
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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