To respond in advance
An anticipatory response to expected changes in the environment of a system
To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc).
To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.
To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
To forbid (someone) from doing something.
An injunction.
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.