If the US ordered no Merchant Vessels from Great Britain would be allowed into any US ports; that would be an embargo against England. Or a restriction for importing goods from or to Honduras.
The oil embargo
An embargo has the effect of prohibiting some activity, generally economic activity. The effect of an embargo is that goods and services are prevented from flowing across embargo lines even where there is a market for those goods. For example, there is an embargo preventing U.S. companies from exporting technology with military applications into terrorist-sponsoring countries. The effect is that businesses are prohibited from doing so. Similarly, there is a general trade embargo imposed by the U.S. on Cuba. As a result, goods from Cuba can not be imported into the U.S. The effect is that one can not legally sell Cuban cigars in America.
The plural form of embargo is embargoes
As far as I know. An embargo is a prohibition of imports or exports in or out a country or an economic area. Cuba is a good example; since Castro took over power on the island the USA issued an international embargo against the island of Cuba. It is still not revoked.
the embargo act forbade Americans to export or import goods
The Boston Tea Party.
Embargo
The singular possessive form for the noun embargo is embargo's.
They enforced a trade embargo against the country.There has been a trade embargo against North Korea for years.An embargo is bad for businesses, unless you're a smuggler.
why was the embargo on cuba?
An embargo is organized for a particular reason. Those who agree with the reason, will support the embargo.
The oil embargo
An embargo has the effect of prohibiting some activity, generally economic activity. The effect of an embargo is that goods and services are prevented from flowing across embargo lines even where there is a market for those goods. For example, there is an embargo preventing U.S. companies from exporting technology with military applications into terrorist-sponsoring countries. The effect is that businesses are prohibited from doing so. Similarly, there is a general trade embargo imposed by the U.S. on Cuba. As a result, goods from Cuba can not be imported into the U.S. The effect is that one can not legally sell Cuban cigars in America.
An Embargo
Embargo is a verb and a noun.
The plural form of embargo is embargoes
An embargo is a conscious protest against something and refusal to do the usual actions around that issue. As an example, a country can refuse overseas products using an embargo. So a homework embargo would be a refusal to do the usual actions, i.e. to do your homework. However-- this is rarely a good idea. Students' grades can drop, they fall behind on information they need to learn, and teachers can even give punishments for refusing to do homework.