Excommunication, deposition and the interdict appeared to be imminent in 1074. Minor excommunication is roughly equivalent to the interdict in Western law. The Times obtained an interim interdict (Scottish for preliminary injunction) and the case then settled. The pope thus imposed an interdict upon the king. This formation was to interdict Axis convoys. McMorris had been assigned to interdict the Japanese supply and reinforcement convoys. Their mission was to interdict any Pakistani military attempts to interfere with the raid. Chinese police routinely interdict large batches of smuggled horns into Xinjiang. HNAT is used to interdict, neutralize, and isolate threat networks. These forces threatened to interdict supply routes as American forces moved north. Their role was to interdict the Sakishima Islands, suppressing Japanese air operations. The interdict was lifted by Pope Clement III. Unable to interdict the convoy, Russian naval elements remained in Sevastopol. The Queen imprisoned the Archbishop, who responded by issuing an interdict. The Black Hawk has been used by OAM to interdict illegal entry into the U.S.