English-Greek translations for sanction
- κύρωσηΚύρωση αντί κύρωσης και αντίποινα αντί αντιποίνων. Sanction for sanction, retaliation for retaliation.
- επικύρωση
Definition of sanction
- An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid
- A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body
- A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above
- To ratify; to make valid
- To penalize with sanctions
Examples
- The whalers had been operating in the contested waters off the island with sanction from the Japanese government
- The United States enacted a new round of sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa
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