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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from [[Latin]] sanction-, sanctio, from sancire to make [[holy]] (see [[sacred]])

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from [[Latin]] sanction-, sanctio, from sancire to make [[holy]] (see [[sacred]])

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : a [[formal]] [[decree]]; especially : an ecclesiastical decree

*1 : a [[formal]] [[decree]]; especially : an ecclesiastical decree

*5 : an [[economic]] or military [[coercive]] measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international [[law]] to desist or yield to [[adjudication]]

*5 : an [[economic]] or military [[coercive]] measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international [[law]] to desist or yield to [[adjudication]]

==Description==

==Description==

'''Sanctions''' are penalties  or other means of enforcement used to provide incentives for [[obedience]] with the [[law]], or with rules and regulations.  [[Criminal]] sanctions can take the form of serious [[punishment]], such as corporal or capital punishment, incarceration, or severe fines. Within the civil law [[context]], sanctions are usually monetary fines, levied against a party to a lawsuit or his/her attorney, for violating rules of [[procedure]], or for abusing the [[judicial]] [[process]]. The most severe sanction in a civil lawsuit is the involuntary dismissal, with [[prejudice]], of a complaining party's [[cause]] of [[action]], or of the responding party's answer. This has the [[effect]] of deciding the entire action against the sanctioned party without recourse, except to the [[degree]] that an [[appeal]] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_de_novo trial de novo] may be allowed because of reversible error.

'''Sanctions''' are penalties  or other means of enforcement used to provide incentives for [[obedience]] with the [[law]], or with rules and regulations.  [[Criminal]] sanctions can take the form of serious [[punishment]], such as corporal or capital punishment, incarceration, or severe fines. Within the civil law [[context]], sanctions are usually monetary fines, levied against a party to a lawsuit or his/her attorney, for violating rules of [[procedure]], or for abusing the [[judicial]] [[process]]. The most severe sanction in a civil lawsuit is the involuntary dismissal, with [[prejudice]], of a complaining party's [[cause]] of [[action]], or of the responding party's answer. This has the [[effect]] of deciding the entire action against the sanctioned party without recourse, except to the [[degree]] that an [[appeal]] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_de_novo trial de novo] may be allowed because of reversible error.

As a noun, the term is usually used in the [[plural]], even when it refers to a single [[event]]: if a judge fines a party, it is not said that he or she imposed a sanction, but that he or she imposed sanctions.

As a noun, the term is usually used in the [[plural]], even when it refers to a single [[event]]: if a judge fines a party, it is not said that he or she imposed a sanction, but that he or she imposed sanctions.

A [[judge]] may sanction a party during a [[legal]] proceeding, by which it is meant that he or she imposes penalties. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_courts United States federal court system], certain types of conduct are sanctionable under Rule 11 of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Rules_of_Civil_Procedure Federal Rules of Civil Procedure].

A [[judge]] may sanction a party during a [[legal]] proceeding, by which it is meant that he or she imposes penalties. In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_courts United States federal court system], certain types of conduct are sanctionable under Rule 11 of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Rules_of_Civil_Procedure Federal Rules of Civil Procedure].

Conversely and to some surprisingly, the [[word]] may be used to mean "approve of," especially in an official sense. "The law sanctions such [[behavior]]" would mean that the behavior spoken of enjoys the specific approval of law.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctions_%28law%29]

Conversely and to some surprisingly, the [[word]] may be used to mean "approve of," especially in an official sense. "The law sanctions such [[behavior]]" would mean that the behavior spoken of enjoys the specific approval of law.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctions_%28law%29]

[[Category: Law]]

[[Category: Law]]