Sekirov Dictionary

sanction

/ˈseɪ̯ŋkʃən/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 3

noun3

•
[in the plural] 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.
•
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 law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.

verb3

To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
To ratify; to make valid.
•
To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
- The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.

forms

sanctioned · sanctioning · sanctions

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