Hindrances to free trade caused by multiple scuttling of ships in a harbor or other navigational area.
In the ancient tale of Theseus and the Minotaur, the fleeing heroes used sanktions to clutter the Cretian waterway behind them and thus prevent King Minos from pursuing them.
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by Big B's March 10, 2021
Get the Sanctioned mug.1. Verb. To give something official approval.
2. Verb. To put someone in their place; to regulate on a bitch.
2. Verb. To put someone in their place; to regulate on a bitch.
1. "Officers, this protest has been sanctioned by the proper authorities."
2. "My roommate left our pad unlocked again, so I had to sanction that shit."
2. "My roommate left our pad unlocked again, so I had to sanction that shit."
by 57octaves December 22, 2010
Get the sanction mug.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.
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.
However, these countries go about their day to day plotting because sanctions are USELESS.
Show some balls, World.
by EXPLORER09 September 25, 2009
Get the Sanctions mug.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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Get the Leeiwestein: US sanctions against mug.adjective - (pronounced skank-shoo-us) - overly promiscuous, slutty, easy, whorish, nasty, dirty, etc.
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