sanction

1 عمومی:: تایید، جواز، فتوای‌ كلیسایی‌، تصویب‌، سوگند، فرمان‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   verb ADV. officially | legally, socially Slavery was once socially sanctioned. | tacitly He had tacitly sanctioned repression against the opposition parties. VERB + SANCTION refuse to,   noun official permission ADJ. official | divine, religious VERB + SANCTION give sb/sth The conference gave its official sanction to the change of policy. PREP. with/without sb/sth's ~ No decision can be taken without the sanction of the complete committee. punishment ADJ. heavy, severe, strict | final, ultimate | effective | limited | available The school will use all available sanctions to maintain discipline. | civil, criminal, disciplinary | legal, penal, social VERB + SANCTION impose | use PREP. ~ against There were strict sanctions against absenteeism. | ~ for Employers imposed heavy sanctions for union activity. (usually sanctions) against a country ADJ. punitive | international, UN | economic, financial, military, trade VERB + SANCTION impose | lift | break Some companies have broken sanctions by supplying arms to the warring states. | call for SANCTION + NOUN order The company is in breach of a sanctions order. | busting Several firms were under investigation for sanctions busting. PREP. ~ against The UN called for sanctions against the invading country. PHRASES the imposition of sanctions, the lifting of sanctions, a threat of sanctions

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: noun penalty to force compliance: They placed some sanctions on our plans. verb tolerate by indicating approval: They will sanction war as a necessity.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: sanction ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sanctions economic/trade sanctions • The United Nations is considering new economic sanctions. international sanctions • International sanctions were imposed on Iraq after it invaded Kuwait in 1990. tough/strict sanctions (= severe ) • Due to strict sanctions, the country is unable to import the medicines it needs. verbs impose sanctions (= start using them ) • The US imposed economic sanctions on Panama. lift sanctions (= stop using them ) • Washington has since refused to lift sanctions. ease sanctions (= make them less strict ) • The last administration decided to ease sanctions against Cuba. enforce sanctions (= make sure they are obeyed ) • The UN will have the job of enforcing the sanctions. break/violate sanctions (= send something to another country when this is not allowed ) • Several companies broke trade sanctions by continuing to export weapons to the country.

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