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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"
Noun The country acted without the sanction of the other nations. Their policy has legal sanction. Verb The government has sanctioned the use of force. His actions were not sanctioned by his superiors.
a strong action taken in order to make people obey a law or rule, or a punishment given when they do not obey: Without realistic sanctions, some teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom. Fewer examples. A package of economic sanctions is to be enacted against the country.
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.
Sanction has two nearly opposite meanings: to sanction can be to approve of something, but it can also mean to punish, or speak harshly to. Likewise, a sanction can be a punishment or approval. Very confusing — the person who invented this word should be publicly sanctioned!
Sanctions are measures taken by countries to restrict trade and official contact with a country that has broken international law.
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 something (formal) to give permission for something to take place. The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates.
SANCTION meaning: 1 : an action that is taken or an order that is given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc. usually plural often + against; 2 : official permission or approval.
sanction. noun. /ˈsæŋkʃn/. [countable, usually plural] sanction (against somebody) an official order that limits trade, contact, etc. with a particular country, in order to make it do something, such as obeying international law Trade sanctions were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement.
