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urghair — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • interdict noun A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
  • prevent verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.
  • prohibit verb To forbid something officially, usually by law or rule.

Senses

urghair is used for these senses in English:

  • check (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
  • interdict (transitive, Roman Catholic) To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict. [from 13th c.]
  • prevent (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
  • prohibit (transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

check — full definition

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

interdict — full definition

  1. noun A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
  2. noun An injunction.

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