sanction
English
Etymology
From French sanction, from Latin sanctio.
Pronunciation
Noun
sanction (countable and uncountable, plural sanctions)
- An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
- The whalers had been operating in the contested waters off the island with sanction from the Japanese government.
- A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
- The United States enacted a new round of sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa.
- A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.
Translations
approval, by an authority, that makes something valid
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penalty, coercive measure
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stipulation specifying the above
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Verb
sanction (third-person singular simple present sanctions, present participle sanctioning, simple past and past participle sanctioned)
- (transitive) To ratify; to make valid.
- (transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.21:
- Many of the most earnest Protestants were business men, to whom lending money at interest was essential. Consequently first Calvin, and then other Protestant divines, sanctioned interest.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.21:
- (transitive) To penalize (a State etc.) with sanctions.
Translations
to give authorization or approval to
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to penalize a state, especially for violating international law
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
sanction f (plural sanctions)
Further reading
- “sanction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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