"sanction" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæŋkʃən/ Audio: en-us-sanction.ogg [US] Forms: sanctions [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋkʃən Etymology: From Middle French sanction, from Latin sanctio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|sanction}} Middle French sanction, {{der|en|la|sanctio}} Latin sanctio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sanction (countable and uncountable, plural sanctions)
  1. An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (approval, by an authority, that makes something valid): νεῦμα (neûma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), разреше́ние (razrešénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), одобре́ние (odobrénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 批准 (pīzhǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), 同意 (tóngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 認可 (Chinese Mandarin), 认可 (rènkě) (Chinese Mandarin), strafmaatregel [masculine] (Dutch), hyväksyntä (Finnish), approbation [feminine] (French), validation [feminine] (French), სანქცია (sankcia) (Georgian), Billigung [feminine] (German), Sanktionierung [feminine] (German), κύρωση (kýrosi) [feminine] (Greek), επικύρωση (epikýrosi) [feminine] (Greek), मंजूरी (mañjūrī) [feminine] (Hindi), approvazione [feminine] (Italian), convalida [feminine] (Italian), ratifica [feminine] (Italian), 承認 (shōnin) (alt: しょうにん) (Japanese), 認可 (ninka) (alt: にんか) (Japanese), 許可 (kyoka) (alt: きょか) (Japanese), 승인 (seung'in) (alt: 承認) (Korean), 인가 (in'ga) (alt: 認可) (Korean), godkjennelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tillatelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sankcja [feminine] (Polish), sanção [feminine] (Portuguese), sancțiune [feminine] (Romanian), aprobare [feminine] (Romanian), са́нкция (sánkcija) [feminine] (Russian), разреше́ние (razrešénije) [neuter] (Russian), одобре́ние (odobrénije) [neuter] (Russian), са̀нкција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sànkcija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), autorización [feminine] (Spanish), aprobación [feminine] (Spanish), decreto [masculine] (Spanish), kwazo (Swahili), са́нкція (sánkcija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), sự phê chuẩn (Vietnamese), sự chấp nhận (Vietnamese), sự đồng ý (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sanction-en-noun-Sr3ZItp7 Disambiguation of 'approval, by an authority, that makes something valid': 95 3 2
  2. A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Directives Translations (penalty or coercive measure): sanksion [masculine] (Albanian), κύρωσις (kúrōsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), عِقَاب (ʕiqāb) [masculine] (Arabic), إِسْتِحْسَان (ʔistiḥsān) [masculine] (Arabic), إِعْتِمَاد (ʔiʕtimād) [masculine] (Arabic), عُقُوبَة (ʕuqūba) [feminine] (Arabic), պատժամիջոց (patžamiǰocʿ) (Armenian), սանկցիա (sankcʿia) (Armenian), sanksiya (Azerbaijani), са́нкцыя (sánkcyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), са́нкция (sánkcija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), наказа́ние (nakazánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 制裁 (zai³ coi⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 制裁 (zhìcái) (Chinese Mandarin), 刑罰 (Chinese Mandarin), 刑罚 (xíngfá) (Chinese Mandarin), sankce [feminine] (Czech), sanktion [common-gender] (Danish), sanctie [feminine] (Dutch), sanktsioon (Estonian), pakote (Finnish), sanktio (Finnish), seuraamus (Finnish), sanction [feminine] (French), სანქცია (sankcia) (Georgian), Sanktion [feminine] (German), κύρωση (kýrosi) [feminine] (Greek), עיצום (itsúm) [masculine] (Hebrew), עונש (ónesh) [masculine] (Hebrew), גמול (gmul) [masculine] (Hebrew), פעולת עונשין (peulát onshín) [feminine] (Hebrew), סנקציה (sánktsya) [feminine] (Hebrew), प्रतिबंध (pratibandh) [masculine] (Hindi), szankció (Hungarian), sanksi (Indonesian), sanzione [feminine] (Italian), 制裁 (seisai) (alt: せいさい) (Japanese), 刑罰 (keibatsu) (alt: けいばつ) (Japanese), санкция (sanksiä) (Kazakh), ទណ្ឌកម្ម (tŏəndĕəʼ kam) (Khmer), 제재 (jejae) (alt: 制裁) (Korean), 형벌 (hyeongbeol) (alt: 刑罰) (Korean), санкция (sanktsiya) (Kyrgyz), sankcija [feminine] (Latvian), sankcija [feminine] (Lithuanian), санкција (sankcija) [feminine] (Macedonian), sanksi (Malay), хориг (xorig) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), sanksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), تحریم (tahrim) (Persian), sankcja [feminine] (Polish), sanção [feminine] (Portuguese), sancțiune [feminine] (Romanian), са́нкция (sánkcija) [feminine] (Russian), наказа́ние (nakazánije) [neuter] (Russian), са̀нкција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sànkcija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sankcia [feminine] (Slovak), sankcija [feminine] (Slovene), sanción [feminine] (Spanish), decreto [masculine] (Spanish), kwazo (Swahili), sanktion [common-gender] (Swedish), sanksiyon (Tagalog), муҷозот (mujozot) (Tajik), таҳрим (tahrim) (Tajik), การลงโทษ (gaan-long-tôot) (Thai), yaptırım (Turkish), sanksiýa (Turkmen), са́нкція (sánkcija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), sanksiya (Uzbek), hình phạt (Vietnamese), sancsiwn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-sanction-en-noun-dVxvW3Un Disambiguation of Directives: 6 16 37 34 6 1 Disambiguation of 'penalty or coercive measure': 4 94 2
  3. A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Directives Translations (stipulation specifying the above): պատժամիջոց (patžamiǰocʿ) (Armenian), սանկցիա (sankcʿia) (Armenian), décret [masculine] (French), Sanktionierung [feminine] (German), 拘束 (kōsoku) (alt: こうそく) (Japanese), sanksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sankcja [feminine] (Polish), sanção [feminine] (Portuguese), са́нкция (sánkcija) [feminine] (Russian), са̀нкција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sànkcija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), kwazo (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-sanction-en-noun-MXxXkMTX Disambiguation of Directives: 6 16 37 34 6 1 Disambiguation of 'stipulation specifying the above': 9 12 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ban, boycott, estoppel [law], injunction [law], interdiction, embargo, penalties, proscription, sanction, taboo Hypernyms: prohibition Derived forms: pragmatic sanction Related terms: blacklist, prohibit [verb]

Verb

IPA: /ˈsæŋkʃən/ Audio: en-us-sanction.ogg [US] Forms: sanctions [present, singular, third-person], sanctioning [participle, present], sanctioned [participle, past], sanctioned [past]
Rhymes: -æŋkʃən Etymology: From Middle French sanction, from Latin sanctio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|sanction}} Middle French sanction, {{der|en|la|sanctio}} Latin sanctio Head templates: {{en-verb}} sanction (third-person singular simple present sanctions, present participle sanctioning, simple past and past participle sanctioned)
  1. (transitive) To ratify; to make valid. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-sanction-en-verb-gnRhSJdI Disambiguation of Directives: 6 16 37 34 6 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English refractory feminine rhymes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 29 15 41 6 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 24 17 43 7 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 23 17 41 8 5 Disambiguation of English refractory feminine rhymes: 7 20 14 45 8 6
  2. (transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance. Tags: transitive Translations (to give authorization or approval to): δοκιμάζω (dokimázō) (Ancient Greek), санкцыяні́раваць (sankcyjaníravacʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), разрешавам (razrešavam) (Bulgarian), одобрявам (odobrjavam) (Bulgarian), 批准 (pīzhǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), 同意 (tóngyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 認可 (Chinese Mandarin), 认可 (rènkě) (Chinese Mandarin), antaa hyväksyntä (Finnish), hyväksyä (Finnish), autoriser (French), ratifier (French), approuver (French), approvare (Italian), sancire (Italian), ratificare (Italian), 承認する (shōnin suru) (alt: しょうにんする) (Japanese), 認可する (ninka suru) (alt: にんかする) (Japanese), 許可する (kyoka suru) (alt: きょかする) (Japanese), godkjenne (Norwegian), tillate (Norwegian), sankcjonować [imperfective] (Polish), sancionar (Portuguese), санкциони́ровать (sankcionírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), ratificar (Spanish), autorizar (Spanish), aprobar (Spanish), kwazo (Swahili), санкціонува́ти (sankcionuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), phê chuẩn (Vietnamese), chấp nhận (Vietnamese), đồng ý (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sanction-en-verb-en:approve Disambiguation of 'to give authorization or approval to': 2 95 3
  3. (transitive) To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions. Tags: transitive Translations (to penalize a state, especially for violating international law): санкционирам (sankcioniram) (Bulgarian), наказвам (nakazvam) (Bulgarian), sanctie [feminine] (Dutch), sanktioida (Finnish), sanctionner (French), sanzionare (Italian), 制裁を加える (sēsai o kuwaeru) (alt: せいさいをくわえる) (Japanese), sanksjonere (Norwegian), straffe (Norwegian), تحریم (tahrim) (Persian), nakładać sankcje [imperfective] (Polish), sancionar (Portuguese), sancionar (Spanish), kwazo (Swahili), sanktionera (Swedish), ลงโทษ (long-tôot) (Thai), phạt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sanction-en-verb-en:penalize Disambiguation of 'to penalize a state, especially for violating international law': 16 2 82

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
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        },
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          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sankcia",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "სანქცია"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Billigung"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kýrosi",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "κύρωση"
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          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
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          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
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          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "convalida"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ratifica"
        },
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          "alt": "しょうにん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shōnin",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "承認"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "alt": "にんか",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ninka",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "認可"
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        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "alt": "きょか",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyoka",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "許可"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "alt": "承認",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seung'in",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "승인"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "alt": "認可",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "in'ga",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "인가"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "godkjennelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tillatelse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sankcja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sanção"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sancțiune"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprobare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sánkcija",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "са́нкция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razrešénije",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разреше́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "odobrénije",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "одобре́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "са̀нкција"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sànkcija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autorización"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aprobación"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "decreto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "kwazo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "sánkcija",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "са́нкція"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "sự phê chuẩn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "sự chấp nhận"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 3 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
          "word": "sự đồng ý"
        }
      ]
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            "Fundamental"
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        ],
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          "coercive"
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          "measure"
        ],
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          "ensure",
          "ensure"
        ],
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          "international",
          "international"
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          "body"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sanksion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕiqāb",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "عِقَاب"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔistiḥsān",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "إِسْتِحْسَان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔiʕtimād",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "إِعْتِمَاد"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕuqūba",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "عُقُوبَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "patžamiǰocʿ",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "պատժամիջոց"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "sankcʿia",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "սանկցիա"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "az",
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          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "sanksiya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "sánkcyja",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "са́нкцыя"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sánkcija",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "са́нкция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nakazánie",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "наказа́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "zai³ coi⁴",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "制裁"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhìcái",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "制裁"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "刑罰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xíngfá",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "刑罚"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sankce"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "sanktion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "sanktsioon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "pakote"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "sanktio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "seuraamus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sanction"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sankcia",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "სანქცია"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Sanktion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kýrosi",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "κύρωση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kúrōsis",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "itsúm",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "עיצום"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ónesh",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "עונש"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "gmul",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "גמול"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "peulát onshín",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "פעולת עונשין"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "sánktsya",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "סנקציה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "pratibandh",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "प्रतिबंध"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "szankció"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "sanksi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sanzione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "alt": "せいさい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "seisai",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "制裁"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "alt": "けいばつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keibatsu",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "刑罰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "sanksiä",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "санкция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "tŏəndĕəʼ kam",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "ទណ្ឌកម្ម"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "alt": "制裁",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jejae",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "제재"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "alt": "刑罰",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hyeongbeol",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "형벌"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "sanktsiya",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "санкция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sankcija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sankcija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "sankcija",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "санкција"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
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          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "sanksi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "mn",
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          "roman": "xorig",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "nb",
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          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sanksjon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "tahrim",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "تحریم"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sankcja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sanção"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sancțiune"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sánkcija",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "са́нкция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nakazánije",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "наказа́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "са̀нкција"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sànkcija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
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          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sankcia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sankcija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sanción"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "kwazo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "sanktion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "sanksiyon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "mujozot",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "муҷозот"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "tahrim",
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          "word": "таҳрим"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gaan-long-tôot",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
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          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
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          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "yaptırım"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "sanksiýa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "sánkcija",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "са́нкція"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "sanksiya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "word": "hình phạt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 94 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sancsiwn"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 12 80",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "patžamiǰocʿ",
          "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
          "word": "պատժամիջոց"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 12 80",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "sankcʿia",
          "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
          "word": "սանկցիա"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 12 80",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "décret"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 12 80",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Sanktionierung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 12 80",
          "alt": "こうそく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kōsoku",
          "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
          "word": "拘束"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 12 80",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "The United States enacted a new round of sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "penalty",
          "penalty"
        ],
        [
          "punishment",
          "punishment"
        ],
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          "coercive",
          "coercive"
        ],
        [
          "measure",
          "measure"
        ],
        [
          "ensure",
          "ensure"
        ],
        [
          "compliance",
          "compliance"
        ],
        [
          "adopted",
          "adopted"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ],
        [
          "international",
          "international"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ]
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ],
        [
          "treaty",
          "treaty"
        ],
        [
          "contract",
          "contract"
        ],
        [
          "clause",
          "clause"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsæŋkʃən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋkʃən"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-us-sanction.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "word": "ban"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "word": "boycott"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "estoppel"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "injunction"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "word": "interdiction"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "word": "embargo"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "word": "penalties"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "word": "proscription"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "word": "sanction"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sanction",
      "word": "taboo"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razrešénie",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разреше́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "odobrénie",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одобре́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pīzhǔn",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "批准"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngyì",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "同意"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "認可"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rènkě",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "认可"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strafmaatregel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "hyväksyntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "approbation"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "validation"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sankcia",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "სანქცია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Billigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sanktionierung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kýrosi",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κύρωση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epikýrosi",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "επικύρωση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "neûma",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "νεῦμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mañjūrī",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "मंजूरी"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "approvazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "convalida"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ratifica"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうにん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōnin",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "承認"
    },
    {
      "alt": "にんか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ninka",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "認可"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyoka",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "許可"
    },
    {
      "alt": "承認",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seung'in",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "승인"
    },
    {
      "alt": "認可",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "in'ga",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "인가"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "godkjennelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tillatelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sankcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sanção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sancțiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprobare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sánkcija",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са́нкция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razrešénije",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разреше́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odobrénije",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "одобре́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са̀нкција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sànkcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorización"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aprobación"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "decreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "kwazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sánkcija",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са́нкція"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "sự phê chuẩn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "sự chấp nhận"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "approval, by an authority, that makes something valid",
      "word": "sự đồng ý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sanksion"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕiqāb",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "عِقَاب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔistiḥsān",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "إِسْتِحْسَان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔiʕtimād",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "إِعْتِمَاد"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕuqūba",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "عُقُوبَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "patžamiǰocʿ",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "պատժամիջոց"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "sankcʿia",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "սանկցիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "sanksiya"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sánkcyja",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са́нкцыя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sánkcija",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са́нкция"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nakazánie",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "наказа́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zai³ coi⁴",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "制裁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhìcái",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "制裁"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "刑罰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xíngfá",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "刑罚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sankce"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sanktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sanctie"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "sanktsioon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "pakote"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "sanktio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "seuraamus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sanction"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sankcia",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "სანქცია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sanktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kýrosi",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κύρωση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kúrōsis",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κύρωσις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "itsúm",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עיצום"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ónesh",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עונש"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gmul",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גמול"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "peulát onshín",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "פעולת עונשין"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "sánktsya",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "סנקציה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pratibandh",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रतिबंध"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "szankció"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "sanksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sanzione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいさい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seisai",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "制裁"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けいばつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keibatsu",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "刑罰"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "sanksiä",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "санкция"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tŏəndĕəʼ kam",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "ទណ្ឌកម្ម"
    },
    {
      "alt": "制裁",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jejae",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "제재"
    },
    {
      "alt": "刑罰",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hyeongbeol",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "형벌"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "sanktsiya",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "санкция"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sankcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sankcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sankcija",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "санкција"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "sanksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xorig",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "хориг"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sanksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tahrim",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "تحریم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sankcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sanção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sancțiune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sánkcija",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са́нкция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nakazánije",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "наказа́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са̀нкција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sànkcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sankcia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sankcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sanción"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "decreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "kwazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "sanktion"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "sanksiyon"
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    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mujozot",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "муҷозот"
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "tahrim",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "таҳрим"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-long-tôot",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "การลงโทษ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "yaptırım"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "sanksiýa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sánkcija",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са́нкція"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "sanksiya"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "word": "hình phạt"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "penalty or coercive measure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sancsiwn"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "patžamiǰocʿ",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "word": "պատժամիջոց"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "sankcʿia",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "word": "սանկցիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "décret"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sanktionierung"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうそく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōsoku",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "word": "拘束"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sanksjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sankcja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sanção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sánkcija",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са́нкция"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "са̀нкција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sànkcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "stipulation specifying the above",
      "word": "kwazo"
    }
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    "en:sanction"
  ],
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}

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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sankcyjaníravacʹ",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "tags": [
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        "perfective"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razrešavam",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "разрешавам"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "odobrjavam",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "одобрявам"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "pīzhǔn",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "批准"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tóngyì",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "同意"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "認可"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rènkě",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "认可"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "antaa hyväksyntä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "hyväksyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "autoriser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "ratifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "approuver"
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      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "dokimázō",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "δοκιμάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "approvare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "sancire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "ratificare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうにんする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōnin suru",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "承認する"
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    {
      "alt": "にんかする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ninka suru",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "認可する"
    },
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      "alt": "きょかする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyoka suru",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "許可する"
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    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "godkjenne"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "tillate"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "sankcjonować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "sancionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sankcionírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "tags": [
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        "perfective"
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      "word": "санкциони́ровать"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "ratificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "autorizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "aprobar"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "kwazo"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sankcionuváty",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
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      "word": "санкціонува́ти"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "phê chuẩn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "chấp nhận"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to give authorization or approval to",
      "word": "đồng ý"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sankcioniram",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "санкционирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nakazvam",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "наказвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sanctie"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "sanktioida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "sanctionner"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "sanzionare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいさいをくわえる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sēsai o kuwaeru",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "制裁を加える"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "sanksjonere"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "straffe"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tahrim",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "تحریم"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "nakładać sankcje"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "sancionar"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "применя́ть са́нкции impf (primenjátʹ sánkcii) (про́тив + genitive case)",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "sancionar"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "kwazo"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "sanktionera"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "long-tôot",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "ลงโทษ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to penalize a state, especially for violating international law",
      "word": "phạt"
    }
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Consequently first Calvin, and then other Protestant divines, sanctioned interest.\", \"type\": \"quotation\"}], \"glosses\": [\"To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.\"], \"links\": [[\"authorization\", \"authorization\"], [\"approval\", \"approval\"], [\"countenance\", \"countenance\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.\"], \"senseid\": [\"en:approve\"], \"tags\": [\"transitive\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English transitive verbs\"], \"glosses\": [\"To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.\"], \"links\": [[\"penalize\", \"penalize\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(transitive) To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.\"], \"senseid\": [\"en:penalize\"], \"tags\": [\"transitive\"]}], \"sounds\": [{\"ipa\": \"/ˈsæŋkʃən/\"}, {\"rhymes\": \"-æŋkʃən\"}, {\"audio\": \"en-us-sanction.ogg\", \"mp3_url\": \"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/En-us-sanction.ogg/En-us-sanction.ogg.mp3\", \"ogg_url\": \"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-us-sanction.ogg\", \"tags\": [\"US\"], \"text\": \"Audio (US)\"}], \"translations\": [{\"code\": \"be\", \"lang\": \"Belarusian\", \"roman\": \"sankcyjaníravacʹ\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\", \"perfective\"], \"word\": \"санкцыяні́раваць\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"razrešavam\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"разрешавам\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"odobrjavam\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"одобрявам\"}, {\"code\": \"cmn\", \"lang\": \"Chinese Mandarin\", \"roman\": \"pīzhǔn\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"批准\"}, {\"code\": \"cmn\", \"lang\": \"Chinese Mandarin\", \"roman\": \"tóngyì\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"同意\"}, {\"code\": \"cmn\", \"lang\": \"Chinese Mandarin\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"認可\"}, {\"code\": \"cmn\", \"lang\": \"Chinese Mandarin\", \"roman\": \"rènkě\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"认可\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"antaa hyväksyntä\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"hyväksyä\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"autoriser\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"ratifier\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"approuver\"}, {\"code\": \"grc\", \"lang\": \"Ancient Greek\", \"roman\": \"dokimázō\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"δοκιμάζω\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"approvare\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"sancire\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"ratificare\"}, {\"alt\": \"しょうにんする\", \"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"shōnin suru\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"承認する\"}, {\"alt\": \"にんかする\", \"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"ninka suru\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"認可する\"}, {\"alt\": \"きょかする\", \"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"kyoka suru\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"許可する\"}, {\"code\": \"no\", \"lang\": \"Norwegian\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"godkjenne\"}, {\"code\": \"no\", \"lang\": \"Norwegian\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"tillate\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\"], \"word\": \"sankcjonować\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"sancionar\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"roman\": \"sankcionírovatʹ\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\", \"perfective\"], \"word\": \"санкциони́ровать\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"ratificar\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"autorizar\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"aprobar\"}, {\"code\": \"sw\", \"lang\": \"Swahili\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"kwazo\"}, {\"code\": \"uk\", \"lang\": \"Ukrainian\", \"roman\": \"sankcionuváty\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\", \"perfective\"], \"word\": \"санкціонува́ти\"}, {\"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"phê chuẩn\"}, {\"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"chấp nhận\"}, {\"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"to give authorization or approval to\", \"word\": \"đồng ý\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"sankcioniram\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"санкционирам\"}, {\"code\": \"bg\", \"lang\": \"Bulgarian\", \"roman\": \"nakazvam\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"наказвам\"}, {\"code\": \"nl\", \"lang\": \"Dutch\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"tags\": [\"feminine\"], \"word\": \"sanctie\"}, {\"code\": \"fi\", \"lang\": \"Finnish\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"sanktioida\"}, {\"code\": \"fr\", \"lang\": \"French\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"sanctionner\"}, {\"code\": \"it\", \"lang\": \"Italian\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"sanzionare\"}, {\"alt\": \"せいさいをくわえる\", \"code\": \"ja\", \"lang\": \"Japanese\", \"roman\": \"sēsai o kuwaeru\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"制裁を加える\"}, {\"code\": \"no\", \"lang\": \"Norwegian\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"sanksjonere\"}, {\"code\": \"no\", \"lang\": \"Norwegian\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"straffe\"}, {\"code\": \"fa\", \"lang\": \"Persian\", \"roman\": \"tahrim\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"تحریم\"}, {\"code\": \"pl\", \"lang\": \"Polish\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"tags\": [\"imperfective\"], \"word\": \"nakładać sankcje\"}, {\"code\": \"pt\", \"lang\": \"Portuguese\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"sancionar\"}, {\"code\": \"ru\", \"lang\": \"Russian\", \"note\": \"применя́ть са́нкции impf (primenjátʹ sánkcii) (про́тив + genitive case)\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\"}, {\"code\": \"es\", \"lang\": \"Spanish\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"sancionar\"}, {\"code\": \"sw\", \"lang\": \"Swahili\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"kwazo\"}, {\"code\": \"sv\", \"lang\": \"Swedish\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"sanktionera\"}, {\"code\": \"th\", \"lang\": \"Thai\", \"roman\": \"long-tôot\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"ลงโทษ\"}, {\"code\": \"vi\", \"lang\": \"Vietnamese\", \"sense\": \"to penalize a state, especially for violating international law\", \"word\": \"phạt\"}], \"wikipedia\": [\"en:sanction\"], \"word\": \"sanction\"}",
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