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- Dictionarysanction/ˈsaŋ(k)ʃn/
noun
- 1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule: "a range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse" Similar Opposite
- 2. official permission or approval for an action: "he appealed to the bishop for his sanction" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. give official permission or approval for (an action): "the scheme was sanctioned by the court" Similar Opposite
- 2. impose a sanction or penalty on: "foreigners in France illegally should be sent home, their employers sanctioned and border controls tightened up" Similar
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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. The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country.
1. : a formal decree. especially : an ecclesiastical decree. 2. a. obsolete : a solemn agreement : oath. b. : something that makes an oath binding. 3. : the detriment, loss of reward, or coercive intervention annexed to a violation of a law as a means of enforcing the law. 4. a.
noun. authoritative permission or approval, as for an action. Synonyms: authorization. Antonyms: prohibition, interdiction. something that serves to support an action, condition, etc. something that gives binding force, as to an oath, rule of conduct, etc. Law. a provision of a law enacting a penalty for disobedience or a reward for obedience.
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. The economic sanctions have been lifted.
sanction something (formal) to give permission for something to take place. The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates.
/ˈsæŋ (k)ʃən/ /ˈseɪŋkʃən/ IPA guide. Other forms: sanctions; sanctioned; sanctioning. 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.
A sanction is a severe course of action which is intended to make people obey instructions, customs, or laws. As an ultimate sanction, they can sell their shares. 4.
