SANCTIONS

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Combining criminal justice sanctions with drug treatment can be effective in decreasing drug use and related crime. (references)
		Research has shown that combining criminal justice sanctions with drug treatment can be effective in decreasing drug use and related crime. (references)
		A number of criminal justice alternatives to incarceration have been tried with offenders who have drug disorders, including limited diversion programs, pretrial release conditional on entry into treatment, and conditional probation with sanctions. (references)
Business		However, current U.S. sanctions against India have restricted this market for U.S. Companies. (references)
		These two agencies have authority to impose administrative sanctions on violations of the CBU and MFO provisions. (references)
		U.S. firms are permitted to conduct business with Indian private and public organizations, subject to the provisions of these sanctions. (references)
Children	Italy	The 2000 law also provides for more severe sanctions against violators. (references)
	Slovak Republic	The decree provides for sanctions but lacks a mechanism to enforce them. (references)
	Hong Kong	The Disability Nondiscrimination Law called for improved building access and sanctions against those who discriminate. (references)
Civil Liberties	Central African Republic	Any religious or nonreligious group that the Government considers subversive is subject to sanctions. (references)
	Morocco	The media continue to engage regularly in self-censorship to avoid the Government's attention and possible sanctions. (references)
	Venezuela	Possible sanctions include punitive action, monetary fines, or the temporary or permanent suspension of Globovisi�n's license. (references)
Economic History	India	Economic sanctions are being reviewed. (references)
	China	The U.S. also imposed a number of economic sanctions. (references)
	Namibia	All sanctions were lifted when Namibia reached independence. (references)
Human Rights	Kazakhstan	The law sanctions pretrial detention. (references)
	Saint Lucia	Violations are subject to effective legal sanctions. (references)
	El Salvador	However, the Court has imposed few sanctions upon judges. (references)
Minorities	Zimbabwe	During the 1960's and 1970's, elements of the white minority rebelled against British rule and established and maintained a racially discriminatory apartheid regime, which was dismantled in 1980 only after insurgencies by the armed wings of ZANU and the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), and economic sanctions by the international community. (references)
Political Economy	Burma	This ruling will undoubtedly govern other state-level sanctions legislation. (references)
	India	The Government of India has tried to minimize the negative effects of the sanctions. (references)
Trade	Switzerland	Previously, sanctions could be applied only if caught a second time. (references)
	Switzerland	The new law will give WEKO more power and allow sanctions as of the first offense. (references)
	Italy	Italian legislation sets forth orders, obligations and criminal sanctions for violations. (references)
Travel	Zimbabwe	The Zimbabwean business community is nearly fully emerged from the cocoon of 15 years of isolation caused by international sanctions during the 1965-80 "Unilateral Declaration of Independence" period and the statist socialist policies during the first decade of Zimbabwe's independence. (references)
Women	Czech Republic	Repeated misdemeanor attacks do not result in stricter sanctions on the abuser. (references)
	Thailand	Parents who allow a child to enter the trade also are subject to criminal sanctions, but the number of prosecutions remains low. (references)
Worker Rights	Tunisia	There were no reports of sanctions against employers. (references)
	Dominican Republic	A company could face legal sanctions and fines if caught employing underage children. (references)
	Central African Republic	Other than this, the code makes no provisions regarding sanctions on employers for acting against strikers. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Spoken Usage: SANCTIONS

Speeches: SANCTIONS

Usage Frequency: SANCTIONS

Expressions: SANCTIONS

Modern Translation: SANCTIONS

Language		Translations for "SANCTIONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		sanksionim (authorization, imprimatur, ratification, sanction, validation). (various references)

Arabic		‏عقوبات. (various references)

Bulgarian		санкции. (various references)

Chinese		制裁 . (various references)

Czech		sankce. (various references)

Danish		kompetence til at pålægge sanktioner (powers to impose sanctions), handelssanktioner (trade sanctions), FN's sanktionskomité (United Nations Sanctions Committee), finansielle opfølgning af de sanktioner,der foretages som følge af svig (financial monitoring of sanctions against fraud), Domstolen har fuld proevelsesret i sager vedroerende oekonomiske sanktioner og tvangsboeder (the Court shall have unlimited jurisdiction in appeals against pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments imposed), bistandsmission i forbindelse med sanktioner (assistance mission in connection with the sanctions), anvendelse af sanktioner (imposition of sanctions). (various references)

Dutch		Sanctiewet (Sanctions Act), sanctiecomité van de Verenigde Naties (United Nations Sanctions Committee), Sanctiebesluit invoer gouden munten uit Zuid-Afrika (Importation of Gold Coins from South Africa Sanctions Decree), Wet tot het treffen van sancties tegen bepaalde staten of gebieden (Sanctions Act), tegen opgelegde geldstraffen en dwangsommen staat in volle omvang beroep open (the Court shall have unlimited jurisdiction in appeals against pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments imposed), missie voor bijstand bij de uitvoering van sancties (assistance mission in connection with the sanctions), het opleggen van sancties (imposition of sanctions), Commissie Alternatieve Strafrechtelijke Sancties (Committee on Alternative Penal Sanctions), bevoegdheid tot opleggen van sancties (powers to impose sanctions), analyse van de financiële consequenties van sancties tegen fraude (financial monitoring of sanctions against fraud). (various references)

Finnish		pakotteet. (various references)

French		sanctionne. (various references)

German		Sanktionen (retaliatory measures). (various references)

Greek		Επιτροπή Κυρώσεων των Ηνωμένων Εθνών (United Nations Sanctions Committee), εμπορικές κυρώσεις (trade sanctions), επιβολή κυρώσεων (imposition of sanctions), αρμοδιότητα επιβολής κυρώσεων (powers to impose sanctions), αποστολή βοήθειας για τις κυρώσεις (assistance mission in connection with the sanctions), οικονομική παρακολούθηση των κυρώσεων σε περιπτώσεις απάτης (financial monitoring of sanctions against fraud), οι χρηματικές κυρώσεις και οι χρηματικές ποινές που επιβάλλονται δύνανται να αποτελέσουν αντικείμενο προσφυγής πλήρους δικαιοδοσίας (the Court shall have unlimited jurisdiction in appeals against pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments imposed). (various references)

Hebrew		עצומים (industrial actions). (various references)

Hungarian		szankciókhoz folyamodik (to take sanctions), megtorlást alkalmaz (to take sanctions). (various references)

Italian		sistema di sanzioni commerciali "a rotazione", potere di imporre sanzioni (powers to impose sanctions), missione di assistenza alle sanzioni (assistance mission in connection with the sanctions), le sanzioni pecuniarie e le penalita'di mora possono formare oggetto di ricorso di piena giurisdizione (the Court shall have unlimited jurisdiction in appeals against pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments imposed), controllo finanziario delle sanzioni contro le frodi (financial monitoring of sanctions against fraud), Comitato per le sanzioni delle Nazioni Unite (United Nations Sanctions Committee), applicazione di sanzioni (imposition of sanctions). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		制裁 (punishment, restraint). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		せいさい (brilliance, detail, legal wife, life, punishment, restraint, vitality, vividness). (various references)

Pig Latin		anctionssay

Portuguese		sanções econômicas (economic sanctions), sanções comerciais (trade sanctions), poder para impor sanções (powers to impose sanctions), missão de assistência � s sanções (assistance mission in connection with the sanctions), impor san��es comerciais (impose trade sanctions on), impor embargos comercias (impose trade sanctions on), Comité de Sanções das Nações Unidas (United Nations Sanctions Committee), as sanções pecuniárias e as adstrições aplicadas podem ser objecto de recurso de plena jurisdição (the Court shall have unlimited jurisdiction in appeals against pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments imposed), aplicação das sanções (imposition of sanctions), acompanhamento financeiro das sanções contra as fraudes (financial monitoring of sanctions against fraud). (various references)

Russian		санкции. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		sankcije. (various references)

Spanish		sanciones comerciales (trade sanctions). (various references)

Swedish		Sanktionsutskottet i Förenta Nationerna (United Nations Sanctions Committee), de ekonomiska sanktioner och viten som fastställts får göras till föremål för en fullständig rättslig prövning (the Court shall have unlimited jurisdiction in appeals against pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments imposed), användande av sanktioner (imposition of sanctions). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings: SANCTIONS

Rhyming with "SANCTIONS"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "SANCTIONS" (pronounced sa"ngkshunz or sa"ngshunz)
6	-ng k sh u n z	conjunctions, distinctions, functions, injunctions, malfunctions.
5	-k sh u n z	abductions, abstractions, actions, addictions, affections, afflictions, attractions, auctions, collections, complexions, concoctions, confections, connections, constrictions, constructions, contractions, contradictions, convictions, corrections, deductions, defections, depictions, directions, dissections, distractions, elections, erections, evictions, exactions, extractions, factions, fictions, fractions, frictions, imperfections, infections, inflections, infractions, injections, inspections, instructions, interactions, interconnections, interjections, intersections, introductions, jurisdictions, objections, obstructions, predictions, predilections, productions, projections, protections, reactions, recollections, reconstructions, reductions, reflections, rejections, reproductions, restrictions, satisfactions, sections, selections, transactions.
4	-sh u n z	abbreviations, aberrations, abortions, academicians, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, adaptations, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affiliations, affirmations, aggressions, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, captions, carnations, castrations, cautions, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, combinations, commemorations, commissions, communications, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contraptions, contributions, conventions, conversations, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, correlations, corruptions, creations, crustaceans, cushions, dalmatians, decapitations, deceptions, declarations, decorations, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, disruptions, distortions, distributions, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, editions, educations, egyptians, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, eruptions, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, exacerbations, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, fabrications, fashions, federations, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, frustrations, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infestations, informations, inhibitions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspirations, installations, institutions, integrations, interceptions, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intimations, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, irritations, justifications, juxtapositions, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, machinations, magicians, magnifications, malformations, manifestations, manipulations, martians, mathematicians, medications, meditations, mentions, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misperceptions, misrepresentations, missions, mobilizations, modifications, motions, motivations, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, notions, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, occupations, oceans, omissions, operations, oppressions, opticians, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, participations, partitions, passions, patients, patricians, pediatricians, pensions, perceptions, perforations, permissions, permutations, perturbations, petitions, physicians, plantations, politicians, pontifications, populations, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, realizations, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recitations, recommendations, reconciliations, recriminations, redemptions, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, relations, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reputations, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, rotations, ruminations, secretions, sensations, separations, sessions, simulations, situations, solicitations, solutions, specifications, speculations, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, summations, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, technicians, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, theoreticians, traditions, transcriptions, transformations, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, tuitions, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations, workstations.
3	-u n z	abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions.
4	-sh u n z	abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, allegations, allocations, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, arbitrations, aspirations, assassinations, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, calculations, cancellations, capitalizations, captions, carnations, castrations, cautions, celebrations, certifications, characterizations, circulations, citations, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, combinations, commemorations, commissions, communications, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, confrontations, congratulations, congregations, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contributions, conventions, conversations, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, creations, crustaceans, cushions, dalmatians, decapitations, deceptions, declarations, decorations, deductions, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, demarcations, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, detonations, devaluations, deviations, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, directions, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, donations, dramatizations, duplications, durations, editions, educations, egyptians, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, erections, eruptions, estimations, evacuations, evaluations, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, fashions, federations, fictions, flirtations, fluctuations, formations, formulations, fortifications, foundations, fractions, frictions, frustrations, functions, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, gradations, graduations, gyrations, hallucinations, hesitations, hospitalizations, humiliations, identifications, illustrations, imaginations, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, inclinations, incorporations, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, intimations, introductions, inundations, inventions, investigations, invitations, irritations, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, lacerations, liberalizations, limitations, liquidations, litigations, locations, lotions, machinations, magicians, magnifications, malformations, malfunctions, manifestations, manipulations, martians, mathematicians, medications, meditations, mentions, migrations, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misperceptions, misrepresentations, missions, mobilizations, modifications, motions, motivations, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, nominations, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occupations, oceans, omissions, operations, oppressions, opticians, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, orientations, originations, oscillations, ovations, palpitations, participations, partitions, passions, patients, patricians, pediatricians, pensions, perceptions, perforations, permissions, permutations, perturbations, petitions, physicians, plantations, politicians, pontifications, populations, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, protections, protestations, provocations, publications, qualifications, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, reactions, realizations, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recitations, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, reputations, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, rotations, ruminations, satisfactions, secretions, sections, selections, sensations, separations, sessions, simulations, situations, solicitations, solutions, specifications, speculations, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stipulations, strangulations, subluxations, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, summations, superstitions, suppositions, suspensions, suspicions, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, technicians, telecommunications, temptations, terminations, theoreticians, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, tuitions, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vibrations, violations, visitations, vocations, workstations.
3	-u n z	abandons, abrasions, abstentions, accordions, aliens, allergens, allusions, amphibians, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, aprons, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, assassins, Avions, awakens, badmintons, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, brightens, broadens, bruins, bulletins, burdens, buttons, cabins, cannons, canons, cantons, canyons, captains, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, cartons, catamarans, catkins, caymans, centenarians, champions, chaplains, charlatans, chickens, chieftains, citizens, civilians, collegians, collisions, comedians, Commons, companions, comparisons, conclusions, confusions, congresspersons, contrarians, contusions, conversions, cottons, cousins, cravens, curtains, custodians, Daltons, dandelions, deacons, decisions, deepens, delicatessens, delusions, demons, denizens, determines, Dickens, dioxins, disciplinarians, disciplines, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, dozens, dragons, dungeons, elevens, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, estrogens, evasions, evens, examines, exclusions, excursions, explosions, falcons, famines, felons, firmans, fluorocarbons, fortunes, fountains, frightens, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gluttons, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heightens, heroines, herons, historians, hooligans, horizons, humanitarians, humans, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, illusions, imagines, incisions, inclusions, incursions, infusions, intentions, interventions, intestines, intrusions, invasions, ions, jillions, Jordans, kindergartens, kitchens, kittens, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, linens, lions, lippens, listens, loosens, lubricants, luncheons, maidens, mandarins, mansions, margins, Marlins, martens, masons, matrons, mavens, medallions, medicines, melons, metropolitans, mignons, millions, minions, misfortunes, mittens, Morgans, mountains, muffins, mullens, myrmidons, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nonwovens, occasions, omens, onions, opens, opinions, organs, orphans, ovens, paeans, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, partisans, pathogens, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, peons, persons, persuasions, pigeons, Pipkins, pistons, plantains, plebeians, poisons, pollens, polyhedrons, porcelains, prisons, prostaglandins, protozoans, provisions, pumpkins, puritans, questions, quickens, ravens, reasons, rebellions, recisions, reckons, regimens, regions, religions, reopens, republicans, rescissions, reunions, revisions, ribbons, Robins, romans, ruins, saddens, salmons, samaritans, sapiens, scallions, scorpions, seasons, seminarians, sermons, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, shortens, Siemens, siphons, sirens, skeletons, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, sovereigns, sovrans, specimens, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stiffens, straightens, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, suburbans, suggestions, sultans, summons, surgeons, sweetens, talons, tamarins, televisions, tendons, tensions, theologians, thickens, threatens, tightens, titans, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, transfusions, trillions, truncheons, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, villains, virgins, visions, vitamins, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, worsens, yaupons, zillions.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Domain	Definition
Environment	Actions taken by the federal government for failure to provide or implement a State Implementation Plan (SIP). Such action may include withholding of highway funds and a ban on construction of new sources of potential pollution. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
SAM	English	Sanctions Assistance Mission	Politics & International Affaires
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Domain	Title
Books	Censure and Sanctions (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice) (reference) Les contraventions routières : de la constatation à l'exécution des sanctions (reference) Deutsche Mark Diplomacy: Positive Economic Sanctions in German-Russian Relations (reference) Economic Warfare: Sanctions, Embargo Busting, and Their Human Cost (reference) Effective Strategies for Protecting Human Rights: Economic Sanctions, Use of National Courts and International Fora and Coercive Power (Law, Justice) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
James Dobson	I would certainly like to have U.N. sanctions. I think we need all the allies we can get. But if we can't get that, I think the president has made it clear that he would go alone and I would support that.
Sean Penn	Well, they brought it on themselves. What they brought on themselves, it turns out, is a heightened support of their leader on the basis of it was American bombs that dropped and maintained that devastation through sanctions.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	So soon as the treaties on this subject shall have received their constitutional sanctions they shall be laid before both houses.
James Madison	1809-1817	Because attempts to enforce by legal sanctions, acts obnoxious to go great a proportion of Citizens, tend to enervate the laws in general, and to slacken the bands of Society.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	This year we secured indictments against terrorists and sanctions against those who harbor them.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	After eleven years during which we have tried containment, sanctions, inspections, even selected military action, the end result is that Saddam Hussein still has chemical and biological weapons and is increasing his capabilities to make more.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	93.78%	1,010	7,306
Lexical Verb (-s form)	6.22%	67	40,952
Total	100.00%	1,077	N/A

Expressions using "SANCTIONS": economic sanctions ♦ impose trade sanctions on ♦ trade sanctions. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "SANCTIONS": sanctions-breaking, sanctions-busters, sanctions-busting.
	Ending with "SANCTIONS": anti-sanctions, oil-sanctions.
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	"SANCTIONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sancitions, Sancito, santion, santions, santons. (additional references)
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	Direct Anagrams: canonists.
	Words within the letters "a-c-i-n-n-o-s-s-t"
	-1 letter: actinons, canonist, contains, onanists, sanction, scansion, sonantic.
	-2 letters: actinon, actions, anoints, atonics, caisson, cantons, casinos, cassino, cations, consist, contain, incants, nasions, nations, onanist, scotias, sonants, stannic, tocsins.
	-3 letters: actins, action, anions, anoint, antics, ascots, atonic, cannot, canons, cansos, canton, cantos, casino, cation, coasts, coatis, conins, cotans, incant, nasion, nastic, nation, nitons, octans, saints.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-i-n-n-o-s-s-t"
	+1 letter: constrains, stanchions, transsonic.
	+2 letters: constancies, constraints, nonascetics, nonplastics, sonications.
	+3 letters: consolations, contrariness, fascinations, inchoateness, nonsocialist, sanctimonies, syncopations, syndications, transactions, transections, wainscotings.
	+4 letters: amniocenteses, amniocentesis, anticonsumers, antirecession, colonisations, compensations, condensations, confiscations, consecrations, conservations, consignations, consociations, conspirations, constipations, consultancies, consultations, consummations, containerises, containerless, contestations, conversations, counterstains, encrustations, inconstancies, incrustations, inosculations, necessitation, nonassociated, nonresistance, nonsocialists, nonspecialist, nonsystematic, onomasticians, plastocyanins, sanctimonious, somnifacients, tenaciousness, transductions, transfections, unconstraints, wainscottings.
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