sanction

Pronunciation: US [ˈsæŋkʃ(ə)n] UK ['sæŋkʃ(ə)n]

Synonyms

n.	1. an official order to stop communication, trade, etc. with a country that has broken international law 2. official permission for taking action 3. a threat to punish someone for breaking a rule
v.	1. to give official approval or permission for an action; to show approval for a particular behavior or belief

The British Government should stop the international oil companies brazenly flouting sanctions.
Source: D. Caute
It is difficult..to imagine how sanctions against inchastity could be reimposed.
Source: Times Literary Supplement
Countries whose laissez-faire attitudes had encouraged sanctions-breaking.
Source: attrib.
Plays which the censor would not sanction for the London stage.
Source: E. F. Benson
A weary world, pleading..for peace, has often found the church morally sanctioning war.
Source: M. L. King

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