sanction

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sanction
[ˈsæŋ(k)ʃən]
sustantivo
1sanción (f) (penalty)
  • (economic) sanctions -> sanciones (f pl) económicas
2sanción (f) (Formal) (consent)
verbo transitivo
3sancionar, autorizar (Formal) (authorize)

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sanction [sank-shon]
sustantivo
1Sanción, el acto solemne por el que se ratifica, autoriza o confirma una ley o estatuto.
2Sanción, establecimiento o ley: mandato, decreto.
3Ratificación, confirmación, justificación.
va. Sancionar, dar fuerza de ley; autorizar, ratificar, validar; venir en apoyo de, confirmar.

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sanction [ˈsæŋkʃən] k?
noun
1 (approval) permiso; (m) autorización; (f)
He did have \the official sanction of a government\ to do what he did some parents say the condoms give official sanction to promiscuous sex deregulation in 1980 gave them legal sanction to keep loan rates down
2 (penalty) sanción; (f)
In many different human societies the worst sanction the community can issue is shunning As an ultimate sanction they can sell their shares if they disagree with the company's investment policy Penalties were the order of the day, a host of them awarded by a referee who would not have been blamed had he resorted to the ultimate sanction of dismissal dismissal would be too extreme a sanction to impose
especially (Pol) sanctions sanciones; (f)
to impose economic sanctions on againstor imponer sanciones económicas a contra;or
the West will take steps to enforce sanctions against the regime Iran might be tempted \to break sanctions\ by shipping Iraqi crude oil through Iran Japan will partially \lift sanctions against\ South Africa he had to persuade some wary local governments \to end sanctions against\ his country
verb:transitive
1 (approve, authorize) sancionar; autorizar
He may now be ready to sanction the use of force He seemed to be preparing to sanction an increase in public borrowing
2 (penalize) sancionar
their failure to sanction Japan for butchering whales in violation of international conservation treaties Although unable to sanction Pinochet, the government last week decided to prosecute one of his closest collaborators, a retired army general
modifier
sanction busting sanctions busting (n) ruptura de sanciones; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "sanction"

Imperative
  • sanction
  • you sanction
  • he/she sanctions
  • we sanction
  • you sanction
  • they sanction
Preterite
  • I sanctioned
  • you sanctioned
  • he/she sanctioned
  • we sanctioned
  • you sanctioned
  • they sanctioned
Present Continuous
  • I am sanctioning
  • you are sanctioning
  • he/she is sanctioning
  • we are sanctioning
  • you are sanctioning
  • they are sanctioning
Present Perfect
  • I have sanctioned
  • you have sanctioned
  • he/she has sanctioned
  • we have sanctioned
  • you have sanctioned
  • they have sanctioned
Past Continuous
  • I was sanctioning
  • you were sanctioning
  • he/she was sanctioning
  • we were sanctioning
  • you were sanctioning
  • they were sanctioning
Past Perfect
  • I had sanctioned
  • you had sanctioned
  • he/she had sanctioned
  • we had sanctioned
  • you had sanctioned
  • they had sanctioned
Future
  • I will sanction
  • you will sanction
  • he/she will sanction
  • we will sanction
  • you will sanction
  • they will sanction
Future Perfect
  • I will have sanctioned
  • you will have sanctioned
  • he/she will have sanctioned
  • we will have sanctioned
  • you will have sanctioned
  • they will have sanctioned
Future Continuous
  • I will be sanctioning
  • you will be sanctioning
  • he/she will be sanctioning
  • we will be sanctioning
  • you will be sanctioning
  • they will be sanctioning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been sanctioning
  • you have been sanctioning
  • he/she has been sanctioning
  • we have been sanctioning
  • you have been sanctioning
  • they have been sanctioning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been sanctioning
  • you will have been sanctioning
  • he/she will have been sanctioning
  • we will have been sanctioning
  • you will have been sanctioning
  • they will have been sanctioning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been sanctioning
  • you had been sanctioning
  • he/she had been sanctioning
  • we had been sanctioning
  • you had been sanctioning
  • they had been sanctioning
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evidently, plainly, clearly, obviously