Sanctions

Empty and baseless, sanctions are punitive threats thrown about like playing cards from the U.N. at nations that commit grave offenses, such as North Korea and Iran.

Compared to a slap on the wrist, but less effective, sanctions are nothing more than United Nations PR "showing" the world that they are hard at work keeping baddies in line.

Not quite as powerful as the wag of the finger, sanctions have absolutely no effect on the country they are imposed upon.

North Korea, and Iran have multiple sanctions against them from the U.N. for crimes committed (ex. secret underground uranium enrichment plants)

However, these countries go about their day to day plotting because sanctions are USELESS.

Show some balls, World.

Sanctions by EXPLORER09 September 25, 2009

sanctions

1. Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid. See Synonyms at permission.
2. Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
3. A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.
4.1. A law or decree.
2. The penalty for noncompliance specified in a law or decree.
5. A penalty, specified or in the form of moral pressure, that acts to ensure compliance or conformity.
6. A coercive measure adopted usually by several nations acting together against a nation violating international law.
tr.v. sanc·tioned, sanc·tion·ing, sanc·tions
1. To give official authorization or approval to: “The president, we are told, has sanctioned greed at the cost of compassion” (David Rankin).
2. To encourage or tolerate by indicating approval. See Synonyms at approve.
3. To penalize, especially for violating a moral principle or international law.

The Russians and Chinese won't go along with economic sanctions.

sanctions by elbelle April 28, 2006

Leeiwestein: US sanctions against 

On March 2, Livestein came under US sanctions, transfers in euros and dollars are prohibited, withdrawal operations are prohibited for an unlimited time, entry into the United States is prohibited

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Leeiwestein: US sanctions against by YumiFacts April 16, 2022

Kinetic sanctions

As opposed to ordinary sanctions, kinetic sanctions are enforced by kinetic measures and often include explosions.

Ukraine introduced kinetic sanctions on russian oil refineries.

Kinetic sanctions by Brak Sów March 16, 2024

Sanctioned 

To approve or vouch for.

“My nigga is sanctioned, he’s valid

Sanctioned by Virtue.NYC November 4, 2020

Sanctioned 

To get accepted into a set (gang) by one of many ways. You can get blessed in Gang

My Nigga valid he "Sanctioned"

Sanctioned by Big B's March 10, 2021

sanctimonium 

noun, the chemical compound found in the systems of the self-righteous, resulting in their pontificating with moral impugnity

Her church-folk friends were alright, but you could smell the sanctimonium in the air when the subject of abstinence came up

sanctimonium by OneCharmingBastard May 9, 2011