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  • 51Sanction pénale en France — Introduction générale Droit pénal et ses sources Responsabilité pénale …

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  • 53sanction — 1. noun /ˈsæŋkʃən/ a) An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid. b) A penalty, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an …

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  • 54sanction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. permission, confirmation, ratification, approval, approbation; interdiction, penalty, punishment. See legality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Approval] Syn. consent, acquiescence, assent; see permission . 2 …

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  • 55sanction — sanc·tion || sæŋkʃn n. permission, authorization; approve; penalty imposed for disobedience of a law; bonus or reward given for obedience of a law; policy or principle designed to enforce a law v. approve, authorize; endorse, ratify; penalize …

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  • 57sanction —    an assassination    Literally, no more than a penalty, except in this espionage jargon:     ... he had performed a half dozen counterassassinations ( sanctions in the crepuscular bureaucratese). (Trevanian, 1973) …

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  • 58sanction — I. n. 1. Confirmation, ratification, countenance, support, authority, warranty, authorization, allowance. 2. Penalty, punishment. II. v. a. Ratify, confirm, countenance, support, authorize, warrant, allow, legalize, bind …

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  • 59sanction — 1. A punitive measure taken by one country against another. Often adopted as an alternative to war, sanctions usually take the form of restrictions of economic activity or cultural exchange. Sanctions are often directed at specific economic… …

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  • 60sanction — n 1. authority, authorization, warrant, warranty, certification, accreditation, legalization, validation; permission, allowance, consent, vouchsafe ment; license, liberty, leave, imprimatur, carte blanche. 2. countenance, acknowledgement,… …

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