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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessanction
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sanction
"Le gouvernement a imposé de nouvelles sanctions économiques."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
"A system of economic sanctions was imposed on the regime."
- 1
Official permission or approval for an action.
"The university sanctioned the research project."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'sanction' originates from the Latin 'sanctio', meaning 'a decree' or 'penalty', which evolved through Old French 'sanction' before entering Middle English. Historically, it has shifted from a meaning of 'to make sacred' to its current dual meanings of both approval and penalty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sanction" is said worldwide
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sanction
Transliteration: sanction
"Le gouvernement a imposé de nouvelles sanctions économiques."
Sanktion
Transliteration: Sanktion
"Die EU hat harte Sanktionen beschlossen."
sanzione
Transliteration: sanzione
"Il paese è stato colpito da pesanti sanzioni."
sanción
Transliteration: sanción
"Se aprobaron nuevas sanciones contra el país."
sanção
Transliteration: sanção
"As sanções econômicas afetaram a economia local."
प्रतिबंध
Transliteration: pratibandh
"सरकार ने कई देशों पर आर्थिक प्रतिबंध लगाए हैं।"
制裁
Transliteration: zhìcái
"国际社会对其实施了严厉的经济制裁。"
제재
Transliteration: jejae
"정부는 국가에 대한 경제 제재를 강화했다."
制裁
Transliteration: seisai
"各国は追加の経済制裁を発動した。"
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