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Def: punishment for an act which does not comply with normally accepted behavoiur
Example: T.he UN Security Council imposes sanctions to enforce international law
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'Sanction' is a very unusual word with contradictory meanings. It can mean both 'to allow, encourage' and 'to punish so as to deter.'
As a noun, the term is usually used in the plural, even when it refers to a single event.
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