sanctions

Synonyms for sanctions: penalties, restrictions, embargoes, punishments, boycotts, prohibitions.

Definitions

Official permission or approval for an action.

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

Measures taken by a nation to coerce another to change its behavior, typically involving trade restrictions.

The international community imposed strict economic sanctions on the country to discourage its aggressive military actions.

The board decided to lift the sanctions against the employee after a thorough review of the incident.