break embargo

Frequency: 6.68.5 per million words

To illegally trade in defiance of an embargo.

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Examples (10)

  • The shipping company was heavily fined for trying to break the trade embargo.
  • Intelligence reports suggested that several neighboring countries were helping them break the embargo.
  • Any country that breaks the international embargo will face immediate sanctions.
  • They took a huge risk when they decided to break the arms embargo.
  • Despite the UN's resolution, the corporation continued to break the embargo for months.
  • There are severe consequences for any individual caught attempting to break the embargo.
  • The rebel group was only able to survive by finding ways to break the embargo.
  • We have received credible evidence that the oil embargo is being broken by rogue traders.
  • The government warned its citizens that breaking the embargo would be treated as a criminal act.
  • He argued that it was morally justifiable to break the embargo to deliver humanitarian aid.