- interception - the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible"
--1 is a kind of prevention, bar
Derived form: verb intercept1 - interception - (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
--2 is a kind of catch, grab, snatch, snap