"countersanction" meaning in All languages combined

See countersanction on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: countersanctions [plural]
Etymology: counter- + sanction Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|sanction}} counter- + sanction Head templates: {{en-noun}} countersanction (plural countersanctions)
  1. A sanction imposed in response to another sanction.
    Sense id: en-countersanction-en-noun-Hbl3m5nq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

Inflected forms

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