sanctions (Meaning)
sanctions
to impose a penalty upon, a punitive or coercive measure or action that results from failure to comply with a law, rule, or order, a consideration, principle, or influence (as of conscience) that impels to moral action or determines moral judgment, official permission or approval, an economic or military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international law to desist or yield to adjudication, a formal decree, something that makes an oath binding, to officially accept or allow, an action taken to enforce a law or rule, to impose a sanction on, to give official approval or consent to, to impose a sanction or penalty upon, explicit or official approval, a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards, to attach a sanction or penalty to the violation of (a right, obligation, or command), an ecclesiastical decree, a solemn agreement, the detriment, loss of reward, or coercive intervention annexed to a violation of a law as a means of enforcing the law, to make valid or binding usually by a formal procedure (such as ratification), a measure used to punish or prevent action, explicit or official approval, permission, or ratification, to give effective or authoritative approval or consent to
Synonyms & Antonyms of sanctions
sanctions Sentence Examples
- The government imposed sanctions against the authoritarian regime to pressure it to improve its human rights record.
- The sanctions included travel restrictions, asset freezes, and trade bans aimed at weakening the regime's financial position.
- The international community implemented sanctions as a diplomatic tool to discourage further military aggression.
- The sanctions were intended to send a strong message that such behavior would not be tolerated.
- Some argued that the sanctions would only harm the innocent civilians and not the intended target.
- Despite objections, the sanctions were enforced to demonstrate the consequences of violating international law.
- The economic sanctions caused significant disruption to the country's trade and investment flows.
- The travel sanctions barred officials from entering certain countries and restricted their ability to conduct diplomacy.
- The asset freezes targeted the personal wealth of individuals and organizations linked to the regime.
- The effectiveness of sanctions in achieving desired outcomes often depends on the level of cooperation and enforcement from the international community.
FAQs About the word sanctions
to impose a penalty upon, a punitive or coercive measure or action that results from failure to comply with a law, rule, or order, a consideration, principle, o
authorizations, consents,permissions, licences, licenses, green lights,allowances, leaves, permits, signatures
denials, proscriptions,prohibitions, injunctions, vetoes, rejections, interdictions,refusals, taboos, revocations
The government imposed sanctions against the authoritarian regime to pressure it to improve its human rights record.
The sanctions included travel restrictions, asset freezes, and trade bans aimed at weakening the regime's financial position.
The international community implemented sanctions as a diplomatic tool to discourage further military aggression.
The sanctions were intended to send a strong message that such behavior would not be tolerated.
