sanction

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♦♦ sanc|tion /s'æŋkʃən/ (sanctions sanctioning sanctioned)
1 [VERB] V n
If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done.
He may now be ready to sanction the use of force...
[N-UNCOUNT] with supp
Sanction is also a noun.
The king could not enact laws without the sanction of Parliament.
= approval
2 [N-PLURAL] oft N against/on n
Sanctions are measures taken by countries to restrict trade and official contact with a country that has broken international law.
The continued abuse of human rights has now led the United States to impose sanctions against the regime...
3 [N-COUNT]
A sanction is a severe course of action which is intended to make people obey instructions, customs, or laws.
As an ultimate sanction, they can sell their shares.
4 [VERB] V n
If a country or an authority sanctions another country or a person for doing something, it declares that the country or person is guilty of doing it and imposes sanctions on them.
...their failure to sanction Japan for butchering whales in violation of international conservation treaties.

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