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- DictionarySanc·tion/ˈsaNG(k)SH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule: "a range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse"
- 2. official permission or approval for an action: "he appealed to the bishop for his sanction"
verb
- 1. give official permission or approval for (an action): "only two treatments have been sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration"
- 2. impose a sanction or penalty on: "foreigners in France illegally should be sent home, their employers sanctioned and border controls tightened up"
The meaning of SANCTION is a formal decree; especially : an ecclesiastical decree. How to use sanction in a sentence. Sanction Has Legal Origins Synonym Discussion of Sanction.
SANCTION definition: 1. an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to…. Learn more.
something, such as an ethical principle, that imparts binding force to a rule, oath, etc. the penalty laid down in a law for contravention of its provisions. often plural a coercive measure, esp one taken by one or more states against another guilty of violating international law.
see more. the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime. punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home.
n. 1. authoritative permission or approval, as for an action. 2. something that serves to support an action, condition, etc. 3. something that gives binding force, as to an oath or rule of conduct. 4. a. a provision of a law enacting a penalty for disobedience. b. the penalty imposed.
[countable] sanction (against something) a course of action that can be used, if necessary, to make people obey a law or behave in a particular way synonym penalty. The ultimate sanction will be the closure of the restaurant. We now have an effective sanction against the killing of whales.
Sanction Definition. The act of a recognized authority confirming or ratifying an action; authorized approval or permission. Support; encouragement; approval. Something that gives binding force to a law, or secures obedience to it, as the penalty for breaking it, or a reward for carrying it out.
noun. 1. final permission; authorization. 2. aid or encouragement. 3. something, such as an ethical principle, that imparts binding force to a rule, oath, etc. 4. the penalty laid down in a law for contravention of its provisions.
SANCTION definition: 1. a punishment for not obeying a rule or a law: 2. official approval or permission 3. to formally…. Learn more.
sanction something (formal) to give permission for something to take place. The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates.
