Cordon sanitaire (medicine)
ISOLATION OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE OR, METAPHORICALLY, OF IDEAS CONSIDERED POLITICALLY DANGEROUS
Cordone sanitaire; Cordon Sanitaire; Sanitary cordon; Cordon sanitaire (quarantine)
A cordon sanitaire (, French for "sanitary cordon") is the restriction of movement of people into or out of a defined geographic area, such as a community, region, or country. The term originally denoted a barrier used to stop the spread of infectious diseases.