Blockade in United Kingdom

Definition of Blockade

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Blockade :

The act of a belligerent power of preventing access to or egress from the ports of its enemy by stationing a ship or squadron in such a position that it can intercept vessels attempting to approach or leave such ports. A neutral merchant vessel trying to break through a blockade is liable to capture and condemnation by the captor’s *prize court.