No. 10,923 in Catalan

sancionar

To sanction or to penalize.

In a sentence

L'empresa va decidir sancionar l'empleat per no complir les normes.
The company decided to sanction the employee for not following the rules.
Here, 'sancionar' is used in a disciplinary context, meaning to impose a penalty or punishment.
El govern ha decidit sancionar les noves legislacions per millorar la seguretat.
The government has decided to endorse the new laws to improve safety.
In this sentence, 'sancionar' takes on the meaning of approving or endorsing laws or measures.
Les autoritats poden sancionar alguns comportaments inapropiats en públic.
The authorities can penalize certain inappropriate behaviors in public.
Here, 'sancionar' refers again to imposing penalties, specifically by authorities on public misconduct.

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