sanction
Defined in 6 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
United States Code
5 U.S.C. § 551 — in this section
“sanction” includes the whole or a part of an agency—
(A) prohibition, requirement, limitation, or other condition affecting the freedom of a person;
(B) withholding of relief;
(C) imposition of penalty or fine;
(D) destruction, taking, seizure, or withholding of property;
(E) assessment of damages, reimbursement, restitution, compensation, costs, charges, or fees;
(F) requirement, revocation, or suspension of a license; or
(G) taking other compulsory or restrictive action;
5 U.S.C. § 701 — in this section (2 versions over time)
“person”, “rule”, “order”, “license”, “sanction”, “relief”, and “agency action” have the meanings given them by section 551 of this title.
36 U.S.C. § 220501 — for purposes of this chapter
“sanction” means a certificate of approval issued by a national governing body.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That part of a law which inflicts a penalty for its violation, or bestows a reward for its observance. Sanctions are of two kinds, — those which redress civil injuries, called "civil sanctions," and those which punish crimes, called "penal sanctions." 1 Hoffm. Leg. Outl. 279; Rutherforth, Inst. bk. 2, c. 6, § 6; Toullier, Dr. Civ. tit. prel. 86; 1 Bl. Comm. 56.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
That part of a law which Inflicts a penalty for its violation or bestows a reward for its observance. Sanctions are of two kinds, — those which redress civil injuries, called civil sanctions, and those which punish crimes, called penal sanctions. 1 Hoffm. Leg. Outl. 279; Ruth. Inst. b. 2, c. 6, s. 6; Toull. tit. pr£l. 86; 1 Bla. Com. 56. See Law.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In the original sense of the word, a "sanction" is a penalty or punishment provided as a means of enforcing obedience to a law. In jurisprudence, a law is said to have a sanction when there is a state which wlll intervene if it is disobeyed or disregarded. Therefore international law has no legal sanction. Sweet.
In a more general sense, a "sanction" has been defined as a conditional evll annexed to a law to produce obedience to that law; and, in a still wilder sense, a "sanction" means simply an authorization of anything. Occasionally, "sanction" is used (e. g., in Roman law) to denote a statute, the part (penal clause) being used to denote the whole. Brown. The vindicatory part of a law, or that part which ordains or denounces a penalty for its violation. 1 Bl. Comm. 56.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
That part of a law which ordains or its violation, — the vindicatory part Sanction that the Supreme Being will punish falsehood.