In dictionaries:
Oil embargo
Ban on oil sales internationally.
trade embargo
Ban on trade with country.
embargo act
Ban on trade with foreigners.
cuban embargo
pre embargo
Embargo Act of 1807
a general trade embargo on all foreign nations that was enacted by the United States Congress.
News embargo
In journalism and public relations, a news embargo or press embargo is a request or requirement by a source that the information or news provided by that source not be published until a certain date or certain conditions have been met.
United States embargo against Cuba
The United States embargo against Cuba has prevented U.S. businesses from conducting trade or commerce with Cuban interests since 1958.
Arms embargo
An arms embargo is a restriction or a set of sanctions that applies either solely to weaponry or also to "dual-use technology."
United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union
enacted by US President Jimmy Carter in January 1980 in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979.
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