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Sanction1. To approve or give permission for an action, as when an international organization sanctions the use of particular economic policies. 2. A coercive measure used by a nation or group of nations against another as a penalty for violating international law or international norms. Usually plural: sanctions.Similar MatchesInsider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984Act imposing civil and criminal penalties for insider trading violations. Trade sanctionTrade sanctionUse of a trade policy as a sanction, most commonly an embargo imposed against a country for violating human rights. Economic sanctionEconomic sanctionThe use of an economic policy as a sanction. |
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