sanction
21SANCTION — n. f. Acte par lequel le souverain, le chef du pouvoir exécutif donne à une loi l’approbation, la confirmation qui la rend exécutoire. La sanction royale. Pragmatique sanction. Voyez PRAGMATIQUE. SANCTION se dit, par extension. de la Simple… …
22sanction — sanctionable, adj. sanctionative, adj. sanctioner, n. sanctionless, adj. /sangk sheuhn/, n. 1. authoritative permission or approval, as for an action. 2. something that serves to support an action, condition, etc. 3. something that gives binding… …
23sanction — I n. approval 1) to give sanction to 2) to receive sanction 3) legal sanction II v. (K) no one sanctioned his smoking marijuana * * * [ sæŋkʃ(ə)n] (K) no one sanctioned his smoking marijuana [ approval ] to give sanction to legal sanction to… …
24sanction — (san ksion ; en vers, de trois syllabes) s. f. 1° Acte par lequel, dans un gouvernement constitutionnel, le souverain approuve une loi ; approbation sans laquelle elle ne serait point exécutoire. Cette loi n a pas encore reçu la sanction.… …
25sanction — sanc|tion1 [ˈsæŋkʃən] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin sanctio, from sancire; SAINT] 1.) sanctions [plural] official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country, as a way of forcing its leaders to make… …
26sanction — sanc|tion1 [ sæŋkʃən ] noun ** 1. ) count usually plural an official order to stop communication, trade, etc. with a country that has broken international law: economic/trade/international sanctions impose sanctions against/on (=start to use… …
27sanction — noun 1》 a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule. ↘(sanctions) measures taken by a state to coerce another to conform to an international agreement or norms of conduct. ↘Ethics a consideration operating to enforce obedience to… …
28sanction — 1 noun 1 sanctions (plural) official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country, as a way of forcing its leaders to make political changes (+ against): US sanctions against Cuba | impose sanctions on (=start using… …
29sanction — 1. noun 1) trade sanctions Syn: penalty, punishment, deterrent; punitive action, discipline, restriction; embargo, ban, prohibition, boycott Ant: reward 2) the scheme has the sanction of the court …
30sanction — [ˈsæŋkʃ(ə)n] noun I 1) [C] an official order to stop communication, trade etc with a country that has broken international law economic/trade/international sanctions[/ex] The Council wanted to impose sanctions (= start to use them) against the… …
