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An Interdict usually refers to an ecclesiastical penalty in the Roman Catholic Church. The most common usage is a penalty which suspends all public worship and withdraws the church's sacraments in a territory or country. An interdict issued against a country was to it the equivalent of issuance of excommunication against an individual. An interdict would cause all the churches to be closed, and almost all the sacraments not to be allowed (i.e. preventing marriage, confession, extreme unction, the eucharist).

The interdict can also be a penalty against a specific individual. It is like excommunication in that the person is barred from receiving the sacraments and participating in public worship, but it does not bar the person from continuing to hold and exercise ecclesistical office. Thus, for a lay member of the church, it is basically equivalent to excommunication.

Certain offenses incur an automatic interdict:

Physical violence against a bishop
Attempting to preside over or concelebrate in Mass while being a deacon or lay person
Hearing and/or attempting to absolve confessions while being a deacon or lay person
Falsely accusing a priest of soliciting adultery while in confession
Attempting to marry while having a perpetual vow of chastity

An Interdict can also refer to a type of shieldThis article is about the handheld defensive device. For other meanings of the word see shield (disambiguation A shield is a protective device, meant to intercept attacks. The term often refers to a device that is held in the hand, as opposed to armour an or militaryMilitary (from latin militarius miles "soldier") as an adjective describes anything related to soldiers and warfare. Used as a noun, it is equivalent to Armed force. See also Armed force Martial art Militaria Military history Military rule Military by cou defense against attack.

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