Interdiktion
Interdiktion is a legal term referring to a formal prohibition or ban imposed by an ecclesiastical court or other religious authority. Historically, it was a powerful tool used by the Catholic Church to discipline individuals, communities, or even entire kingdoms. An interdiktion could be placed upon a person, forbidding them from receiving sacraments or participating in religious services, or upon a region, suspending public worship and many church rites within its boundaries.
The purpose of an interdiktion was to exert pressure on the targeted party to comply with the
Interdiktions were not levied lightly and often involved complex diplomatic and political considerations. They could be