LEARNit Dictionary
sanction
noun
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
UK
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
US
C1+
1
C1+
an official order that limits trade, contact, etc. with a particular country, in order to make it do something, such as obeying international law
تحریم, تحریم اقتصادی, محدودیت
2
official permission or approval for an action or a change
تایید, تصویب, مجوز, اجازه رسمی, موافقت
These changes will require the sanction of the court.
Their ideas received official sanction at the meeting.
synonym
authorization
3
a course of action that can be used, if necessary, to make people obey a law or behave in a particular way
مجازات, جزا, تنبیه, جریمه, سزا
The ultimate sanction will be the closure of the restaurant.
We now have an effective sanction against the killing of whales.
synonym
penalty
verb
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
UK
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
US
1
to give permission for something to take place
اجازه دادن, تصویب کردن, مجاز کردن
2
to punish somebody/something; to impose a sanction on something
تحریم کردن, تنبیه کردن, مجازات کردن