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sanctions
noun
economic
or
political
measures
taken
by
one
or
more
nations
to
force
another
nation
to
comply
with
laws
or
norms
•
Several
countries
placed
trade
sanctions
on
the
regime
.
Several
countries
placed
trade
sanctions
on
the
regime
.
•
The
harsh
sanctions
have
crippled
the
nation's
economy
.
The
harsh
sanctions
have
crippled
the
nation's
economy
.
Plural
use
developed
in
the
20th
century
for
coordinated
economic
or
political
penalties
.
sanction
noun
an
official
penalty
or
punishment
imposed
for
breaking
a
rule
or
law
•
The
athlete
faced
a
one-year
sanction
for
using
banned
substances
.
The
athlete
faced
a
one-year
sanction
for
using
banned
substances
.
•
Parking
in
a
fire
lane
can
result
in
a
heavy
sanction
.
Parking
in
a
fire
lane
can
result
in
a
heavy
sanction
.
From
Latin
sancīre
“
to
make
sacred
,
decree
.”
noun
official
approval
or
permission
to
do
something
•
The
board
gave
its
sanction
for
the
new
community
garden
.
The
board
gave
its
sanction
for
the
new
community
garden
.
•
Construction
cannot
begin
without
governmental
sanction
.
Construction
cannot
begin
without
governmental
sanction
.
Sense
arose
from
the
idea
of
making
something
binding
or
sacred
by
authority
.
verb
to
officially
approve
or
allow
something
•
The
council
sanctioned
the
building
of
a
new
playground
.
The
council
sanctioned
the
building
of
a
new
playground
.
•
The
teacher
sanctions
quiet
discussion
during
group
work
.
The
teacher
sanctions
quiet
discussion
during
group
work
.
From
Latin
sancīre
“
to
decree
,
confirm
.”
verb
to
punish
or
impose
an
official
penalty
on
someone
or
something
•
The
league
sanctioned
the
team
for
fielding
an
ineligible
player
.
The
league
sanctioned
the
team
for
fielding
an
ineligible
player
.
•
Regulators
sanctioned
the
bank
after
repeated
violations
.
Regulators
sanctioned
the
bank
after
repeated
violations
.
Meaning
"
to
penalize
"
developed
in
the
late
19th
century
from
the
noun
sense
of
"
penalty
."
