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Noun: cordon sanitaire (cordons sanitaires)
  1. A measure (e.g. a guarded border line) to prevent anyone leaving a specific geographic area infected by a disease to prevent its spread
     
  2. Any measure to prevent communication of unwanted influences

Derived forms: cordons sanitaires

Encyclopedia: Cordon sanitaire