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The usage of "embargo" to mean a generic, non-governmental impediment or prohibition is at least 200 years old. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emba
by teraflop 8y ago
The usage of "embargo" to mean a generic, non-governmental impediment or prohibition is at least 200 years old.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embargo https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embargo
- cat199 8y agobut if you don't agree to it, it has no force, and therefore is no embargo..