A sanction may be either a permission or a restriction, depending upon context, as the word is an

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. Examples of sanctions include:

Government and law

Sanctions (law) Sanctions, in law and legal definition, are penalties or other means of enforcement used to provide incentives for obedience with the law or other rules and regulations. Criminal sanctions can take the form of serious punishment, such as corporal ...

, penalties imposed by courts *

Economic sanctions Economic sanctions or embargoes are Commerce, commercial and Finance, financial penalties applied by states or institutions against states, groups, or individuals. Economic sanctions are a form of Coercion (international relations), coercion tha ...

, typically a ban on trade, possibly limited to certain sectors (such as armaments), or with certain exceptions (such as food and medicine), e.g., ** Sanctions against Iran **

Sanctions against North Korea A number of country and international bodies have imposed international sanctions against North Korea. Currently, many sanctions are concerned with North Korea's nuclear weapons programme and were imposed after its first nuclear test in 2006. ...

International sanctions International sanctions are political and economic decisions that are part of diplomatic efforts by countries, multilateral or regional organizations against states or organizations either to protect national security interests, or to protect i ...

, coercive measures adopted by a country or a group of countries against another state or individual(s) in order to elicit a change in their behavior **

International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War International sanctions have been imposed against Russia and Crimea during the Russo-Ukrainian War by a large number of countries, including the United States, Canada, the European Union, and international organisations following the Russia ...

Pragmatic sanction A pragmatic sanction is a sovereign's solemn decree on a matter of primary importance and has the force of fundamental law. In the late history of the Holy Roman Empire, it referred more specifically to an edict issued by the Emperor. When used ...

, historically, a sovereign's solemn decree which addresses a matter of primary importance and which has the force of fundamental law

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''The Eiger Sanction'' (novel), a 1972 thriller novel by Trevanian, the pen name of Rodney William Whitaker * ''The Eiger Sanction'' (film), the 1975 film adaptation of Trevanian's novel * ''

The Loo Sanction ''The Loo Sanction'' is a 1973 sequel novel to '' The Eiger Sanction'' written by Trevanian. Plot In London, England, Jonathan Hemlock is blackmailed into performing another "sanction", a top-secret political assassination. Critical reception ...

'', Trevanian's 1973 sequel to ''The Eiger Sanction''

Television episodes

* "Sanction", ''Freezing'' season 1, episode 7 (2011) * "Sanctions", ''Gangsta'' episode 5 (2015) * "The Sanction", ''V: The Series'' episode 5 (1984)

Other uses

* Sanctions, a mechanism of

social control Social control is the regulations, sanctions, mechanisms, and systems that restrict the behaviour of individuals in accordance with social norms and orders. Through both informal and formal means, individuals and groups exercise social con ...

Sports governing body A sports governing body is a sports organisation that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions, including disciplinary action for rule infractions and dec ...

or sanctioning body

Government and law

Arts, entertainment, and media

Television episodes

Other uses

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