early 15c., "confirmation or enactment of a law," from Latin sanctionem (nominative sanctio) "act of decreeing or ordaining," also "decree, ordinance," noun of action from past participle stem of sancire "to decree, confirm, ratify, make sacred" (see saint (n.)). Originally especially of ecclesiastical decrees.
sanction (v.)
1778, "confirm by sanction, make valid or binding;" 1797 as "to permit authoritatively;" from sanction (n.). Seemingly contradictory meaning "impose a penalty on" is from 1956 but is rooted in an old legalistic sense of the noun. Related: Sanctioned; sanctioning.
例文
1. The Security Council will consider taking future actions against sanction -busters.
安保理は、将来的に制裁を破壊した人に打撃を与えるための措置を講じることを考慮する。
2.As an ultimate sanction ，they can sell their shares.
最高のペナルティとして、彼らは彼らの株式を売却することができる。
3.He seemed to be preparing to sanction an increase in public borrowing.
彼は公的融資の増加を承認しようとしているようだ。
4.The king could not enact laws without the sanction of Parliament.
議会の承認を得ていないと、国王は法律を制定することができません。
5.Prison is the best sanction against a crime like this.