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sanción

sanction, penalty

noun san-SYOHN Less Common
People & Society Law

Also means

sanction (official approval)

Usage Note

Sanción has opposite senses: a punitive sanción is a penalty or fine (sanción económica), while a legislative sanción is formal approval or enactment of a law. Context always clarifies which sense is intended. The verb is sancionar. In international relations, sanciones (plural) refers to diplomatic or economic sanctions imposed on a country.

Examples

"El árbitro impuso una sanción al jugador."

Natural Translation

The referee imposed a penalty on the player.

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