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sanction

UK
/ˈsæŋkʃən/
US
/ˈsæŋkʃən/

Translations

sanctionnoun
sanctions
pl
UK
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US
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sanctionAu sens d'autorisation ou d'approbation officielle, emploi soutenu.
The proposal received the sanction of the committee.
La proposition a reçu la sanction du comité.
sanctionAu sens de peine ou de mesure punitive.
The court imposed a sanction for the violation.
Le tribunal a imposé une sanction pour la violation.
sanctionsAu sens de mesures coercitives, notamment économiques.
The country faced new sanctions after the announcement.
Le pays a été frappé par de nouvelles sanctions après l'annonce.
Synonyms
ratification
authorization
permission
endorsement
consent
approval
Antonyms
approval
permission
sanctionverb
sanctioned
Past Simple
sanctioned
Past Participle
sanctioning
Gerund
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US
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sanctionnerAu sens de punir ou d'infliger une sanction.
The company was sanctioned for breaking the rules.
L'entreprise a été sanctionnée pour avoir enfreint les règles.
sanctionnerAu sens d'autoriser officiellement.
The board sanctioned the new policy.
Le conseil a sanctionné la nouvelle politique.
Synonyms
endorse
allow
ratify
permit
approve
authorize
Antonyms
prohibit
forbid
sanctionadjective
more sanction
Comp.
most sanction
Super.
UK
/ˈsæŋkʃən/
US
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Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "sanction policy").
Additional translations
sanctionnelEmploi surtout juridique ou administratif.

Definitions

sanctionnoun
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
The government imposed sanctions on the country for its human rights violations.
Official permission or approval for an action.
The project received the sanction of the board before proceeding.
Economic or other coercive measures, especially trade restrictions, applied by one state or group of states against another to influence its behavior.
United Nations sanctions were lifted after the peace treaty was signed.
sanctionverb
To give official permission or approval for an action.
The government sanctioned the new environmental regulations.
To impose a penalty on; to punish, especially by a formal or legal means.
The international community sanctioned the country for its human rights violations.
sanctionadjective
Relating to or involving sanctions, especially economic or legal penalties.
Sanction measures have severely limited the country's ability to trade.
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