sanction

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1

(noun.) official permission

ADJ

official | divine, religious

VERB + SANCTION

give sb/sth

The government gave its sanction to the new building project last month.

PREP

with/without sb/sth's ~

The school won't allow the trip without parental sanction.

2

(noun.) punishment

ADJ

heavy, severe, strict | final, ultimate | effective | limited

available

The government imposed the harshest available sanctions against the country for violating the agreement.

civil, criminal, disciplinary | legal, penal, social

VERB + SANCTION

impose | use

PREP

~ against

The government imposed tough sanctions against the country for violating international agreements.

~ for

The school gave strict sanctions for students who cheated on the exam.

sanctions

ADJ

punitive | international, UN | economic, financial, military, trade

VERB + SANCTION

impose | lift

break

Several countries were accused of breaking sanctions against the isolated nation.

call for

SANCTION + NOUN

order

The government imposed a sanctions order against the country after the invasion.

busting

The government imposed penalties on companies caught sanctions busting during the trade embargo.

PREP

~ against

The government imposed new sanctions against companies that violated environmental regulations.

PHRASES

the imposition of sanctions, the lifting of sanctions, a threat of sanctions

3

(verb.)

ADV

officially

legally, socially

The government legally sanctioned the new environmental protection measures last month.

tacitly

The government tacitly sanctioned the factory's unsafe working conditions for years.

VERB + SANCTION

refuse to

Definitions

noun

1

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.

The idea that it was more comfortable in the house than out of it, did much towards reconciling his lordship. He felt positively glad that, as his wife had acted without his sanction, she should be subject to all possible inconvenience, as if such could be felt in Henrietta's state of mind.

2

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.

3

A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.

verb

1

To ratify; to make valid.

2

To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.

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.

3

To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.

The generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes — ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries — a tech startup found.

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Synonyms

noun — official permission or approval

authority
authorization
authorisation

noun — formal and explicit approval

verb — give sanction to

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The whalers had been operating in the contested waters off the island with sanction from the Japanese government.

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The idea that it was more comfortable in the house than out of it, did much towards reconciling his lordship. He felt positively glad that, as his wife had acted without his sanction, she should be su

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The United States enacted a new round of sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa.

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The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.

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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.

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The generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes — ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries — a tech startu

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(noun.) official permission

(noun.) punishment

(verb.)

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