Sanction
meaning: an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law:
usage: Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country because of its attacks on its own people .
meaning: an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law:
usage: Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country because of its attacks on its own people .