Authorization and Interdiction

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Authorization noun - The approval by someone in authority for the doing of something.

Usage example: you will need the authorization of the council before you can act

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Interdiction is an antonym for authorization.

Interdiction noun - An order that something not be done or used.

Usage example: a written interdiction against the wearing of clothing incorporating gang colors

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Authorization is an antonym for interdiction.

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Interdiction and Authorization. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authorization/interdiction

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