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    sanc·tion
    [ˈsaNG(k)SHən]
    noun
    sanction (noun) · sanctions (plural noun)
    1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule:
      "a range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse"
      • (sanctions)
        measures taken by a nation to coerce another to conform to an international agreement or norms of conduct, typically in the form of restrictions on trade or on participation in official sporting events:
        "the United States had agreed to lift economic sanctions"
      • philosophy
        a consideration operating to enforce obedience to any rule of conduct.
    2. official permission or approval for an action:
      "he appealed to the bishop for his sanction"
      • official confirmation or ratification of a law.
      • law
        historical
        a law or decree, especially an ecclesiastical decree.
    verb
    sanction (verb) · sanctions (third person present) · sanctioned (past tense) · sanctioned (past participle) · sanctioning (present participle)
    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"
    Origin
    late Middle English (as a noun denoting an ecclesiastical decree): from French, from Latin sanctio(n-), from sancire ‘ratify’. The verb dates from the late 18th century.
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    noun
    1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule:
      penalty
      punishment
      deterrent
      discipline
      penalization
      correction
      retribution
      embargo
      ban
      prohibition
      boycott
      barrier
      restriction
      tariff
      punitive action
      Opposite:
      reward
      • official permission or approval for an action:
        authorization
        consent
        leave
        permission
        authority
        warrant
        license
        dispensation
        assent
        acquiescence
        agreement
        approval
        approbation
        recognition
        endorsement
        accreditation
        confirmation
        ratification
        validation
        blessing
        imprimatur
        clearance
        acceptance
        allowance
        permit
        seal/stamp of approval
        Opposite:
        prohibition
        ban
      verb
      1. give official permission or approval for (an action):
        authorize
        permit
        allow
        warrant
        accredit
        license
        endorse
        approve
        accept
        back
        support
        approbate
        consent to
        give leave for
        give permission for
        give assent to
        agree to
        give one's blessing to
        Opposite:
        prohibit
        ban
      2. impose a sanction or penalty on:
        punish
        discipline someone for

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