countersanction

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ sanction

Noun

countersanction (plural countersanctions)

1. A sanction imposed in response to another sanction.
   • 2015 July 31, David E. Sanger, “U.S. Decides to Retaliate Against China’s Hacking”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But in considering sanctions against China, officials from the Commerce Department and the Treasury offered a long list of countersanctions the Chinese could impose against American firms that are already struggling to deal with China.