sanctionable

ˈsæŋkʃənəbl

Definition

Definition of sanctionable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

legal

Rare

subject to a penalty or punishment

Rare

The player's actions were deemed sanctionable by the referee.

punishable

business

Rare

subject to economic or political sanctions

Rare

The country's actions are sanctionable under international law.

punishable

rule approval

Rare

able to be sanctioned or approved

Rare

The plan is sanctionable by the committee.

allowable

permissible

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Origin of sanctionable

Latin, sanctio (decree) + -able (capable of)

Examples of sanctionable in a sentence

Such behavior is sanctionable by law.
The proposed trade restrictions are sanctionable by the UN.
Their export practices are considered sanctionable by global standards.
The proposal is sanctionable under current regulations.
Such behavior is not sanctionable by the rules.

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French:sanctionnable, approuvable, ...
German:sanktionierbar, sanktionsfähig, ...
Italian:sanzionabile, passibile di sanzioni, ...
Spanish:sancionable, penalizable, ...
Portuguese:punível, aprovável, ...
Chinese:可处罚的, 可制裁的, ...
Japanese:制裁対象, 制裁可能な, ...
Arabic:قابِل للعُقوبة, قابِل لِلعُقوبات, ...
Hebrew:עָנִישׁ, נָתוּן לְסַנְקְצִיּוֹת, ...
Russian:подлежащий наказанию, санкционируемый, ...
Ukrainian:санкціонований, санкційний, ...
Hindi:दंडनीय, प्रतिबंधनीय, ...
Bengali:শাস্তিযোগ্য, নিষেধাজ্ঞাযোগ্য, ...
Catalan:sancionable, susceptible de sanció, ...
Czech:sankcionovatelný, podléhající sankcím, ...
Danish:sanktionerbar, sanktionspådragende, ...
Dutch:strafbaar, sanctiewaardig, ...
Greek:επιλήψιμος, υπό κυρώσεις, ...
Hungarian:szankcionálható, szankcióval sújtható, ...
Khmer:អាចត្រូវទទួលទោស, អាចត្រូវទទួលទណ្ឌកម្មសេដ្ឋកិច្ច ឬនយោបាយ, ...
Korean:처벌 가능한, 제재 가능한, ...
Persian:قابل مجازات, قابل تحریم, ...
Polish:karalny, sankcjonowalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):sancionável, passível de sanção, ...
Romanian:sancționabil, supus sancțiunilor, ...
Swedish:straffbar, godkännbar, ...
Thai:ที่ต้องถูกลงโทษ, ถูกคว่ำบาตร, ...
Turkish:cezalandırılabilir, yaptırım uygulanabilir, ...
Vietnamese:có thể bị trừng phạt, chịu trừng phạt, ...

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