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- Dictionarysanc·tion/ˈsaNG(k)SH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule: "a range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse" Similar Opposite
- 2. official permission or approval for an action: "he appealed to the bishop for his sanction" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. give official permission or approval for (an action): "only two treatments have been sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration" Similar Opposite
- 2. impose a sanction or penalty on: "foreigners in France illegally should be sent home, their employers sanctioned and border controls tightened up" Similar
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1. : a formal decree. especially : an ecclesiastical decree. 2. a. obsolete : a solemn agreement : oath. b. : something that makes an oath binding. 3. : the detriment, loss of reward, or coercive intervention annexed to a violation of a law as a means of enforcing the law. 4. a.
a strong action taken in order to make people obey a law or rule, or a punishment given when they do not obey: Without realistic sanctions, some teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom. Fewer examples. A package of economic sanctions is to be enacted against the country. The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country.
Sanctioned definition: authorized, approved, or allowed. See examples of SANCTIONED used in a sentence.
SANCTIONED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of sanction 2. to formally give permission for something: 3. to…. Learn more.
noun. authoritative permission or approval, as for an action. Synonyms: authorization. Antonyms: prohibition, interdiction. something that serves to support an action, condition, etc. something that gives binding force, as to an oath, rule of conduct, etc. Law. a provision of a law enacting a penalty for disobedience or a reward for obedience.
Sanction has two nearly opposite meanings: to sanction can be to approve of something, but it can also mean to punish, or speak harshly to. Likewise, a sanction can be a punishment or approval. Very confusing — the person who invented this word should be publicly sanctioned!
n. 1. Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid. See Synonyms at permission. 2. Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom. 3. A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice. 4. a. The penalty for noncompliance with a law or legal order. b.
Definition of sanction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
sanction. (sæŋkʃən ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense sanctions , present participle sanctioning , past tense, past participle sanctioned. 1. verb. If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done.
Definitions of sanctioned. adjective. established by authority; given authoritative approval. synonyms: approved. authorised, authorized. endowed with authority. adjective. formally approved and invested with legal authority. synonyms: ratified. legal. established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules. adjective.
