sanction
Definition 1
General: Formal approval or authorization.
Definition 2
International relations: Punitive or restrictive measures taken, usually by several countries in concert, to pressure a country to change its certain policies. (1) Economic sanctions ban trading with the offending country, and (2) Diplomatic sanctions result in withdrawal of relations and representations.
Definition 3
Law: Penalty or punitive action imposed for failure to comply with a court order, law, or regulation.
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sanction is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law and Economics, Politics, & Society subjects.
sanction appears in the definitions of the following terms: private morality, legalize, fiat and punishment
sanction appears in these other term: economic sanctions
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