sanction

without the sanction of the author

negative sanctions to enforce normative behaviour.

gave sanction to the project. prohibition

Poetry is one of the sanctions of life.

The custom will never receive the sanction of tradition.

There were strict sanctions against absenteeism.

Slavery was once socially sanctioned.

The privilege of voting is a right sanctioned by law).

sanctions imposed on South Africa.

the legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective.

the new sanctions are meant to plug the gaps in the trade embargo.

the council will consider whether to sanction the operation.

Society does not sanction child labor.

We have the sanction of the law to play ball in this park.

The wrong use of the word is sanctioned by usage.

The wrong pronunciation of the word is sanctioned by public usage.

Official sanction has not yet been given.

Prison is the best sanction against a crime like this.

How can you sanction such rudeness?

The United Nations has already waived its sanctions on the equipment.

How quickly will other countries lift their sanctions?

The United States has announced further sanctions against North Korea.

More U.S. sanctions and penalties on North Korea.

The U.N. is looking at slapping more sanctions on the country.

The G7 also announced new sanctions on Russia.

Meanwhile, the White House is threatening more sanctions if Russia intervenes there.

I called on them to strictly enforce all sanctions.

Iran urgently needs sanctions relief, for instance.

He has sought to weaken European sanctions against Russia.