sanction
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sanction
- /ˈsæŋkʃən/
- [ˈsæŋkʃən] ~ [ˈsæŋkʃn̩]
- /ˈseɪ̯ŋkʃən/ Canada, US
- [ˈseɪ̯ŋkʃən] ~ [ˈseɪ̯ŋkʃn̩] Canada, US
- /ˈsɛ̃ŋkʃən/ Canada, US
- [ˈsɛ̃ŋkʃən] ~ [ˈsɛ̃ŋkʃn̩] Canada, US
Rhymes with -æŋkʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French sanction, from Latin sānctiō.
noun sanctions
- 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 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.
- A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.
Similar: ban, boycott, estoppel, injunction, interdiction, embargo, penalties, proscription, sanction, taboo
verb sanctions · sanctioning · sanctioned
- To ratify; to make valid.
- To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance. The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.
- 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.
