🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

司法制裁

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sīfǎ zhìcái

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Judicial Sanction/dʒuˈdɪʃ.əl ˈsæŋk.ʃən/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"法院对被告实施了司法制裁。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A penalty or approval imposed by a court or legal authority.

    "The court issued a judicial sanction against the defendant for contempt."
  2. 2

    The act of authorizing or validating a legal action.

    "The judicial sanction of the new law was necessary for it to take effect."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'judicial' originates from the Latin 'judicialis', meaning 'of a judge', while 'sanction' comes from the Latin 'sanctio', meaning 'to make sacred or to impose a penalty'. The combination reflects the legal context where a judicial authority imposes penalties or approvals.

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