sanction
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- noun
- /ˈsæŋkʃən/
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sanción
- Among other things, that required lifting the various sanctions imposed by the two countries following the Tiananmen incident.
- social sanctions
- legal sanctions
- impose sanctions
And and then you do see religion begin to assume the role of the enforcer of, of these kinds of moral sanctions.
- And and then you do see religion begin to assume the role of the enforcer of, of these kinds of moral sanctions.
Examples
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Such challenges, however, often go unaddressed as juvenile delinquency systems emphasize individual culpability and punitive sanctions.
Academic text (2011) -
Three elements of the American use of economic sanctions are particularly noteworthy.
Academic text (1999) -
There were, however, some respects in which the sanctions achieved positive results.
Academic text (2001) -
The point, of course, is that we are not talking about unilateral sanctions in this case.
Academic text (1998) -
Compliance often relies on religious sanction and social pressures as much as on codified rules.
Academic text (1992) -
Many regimes disadvantage a few states, and various sanctions are applied against them by the majority to secure their compliance.
Academic text (1990) -
A decline in cultural sanctions against same-gender sexual activity is evident on a number of fronts.
Academic text (2000) -
Charities and other NGOs changing their names to evade sanctions are often able to stay one step ahead of governments.
Academic text (2008) -
Zero tolerance means healthcare facilities prohibit the identified behaviors and subject violators to sanctions up to and including termination.
Academic text (2000) -
The new laws include strict sanctions against companies that violate environmental regulations.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
An official order by a king or emperor that becomes a basic law of the country
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sanction as a social or legal measure comes from the old Latin sanctus, 'made sacred', since societies used 'sacred' rules to guide behaviour and back them with approval or punishment. So, a sanction is any official way to encourage or force people to follow the rules.