severe sanction

Frequency: 7.895.1 per million words

Relating to punishment, usually plural 'sanctions'.

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Examples (10)

  • The international community imposed severe sanctions on the rogue state.
  • Any violation of the code of conduct will result in severe sanctions.
  • The court delivered severe sanctions against the company for environmental damage.
  • They threatened to apply severe sanctions if the agreement was broken.
  • Leaders debated the effectiveness of such severe sanctions.
  • The new policy includes severe economic sanctions for non-compliance.
  • Failure to meet the standards will lead to severe sanctions and penalties.
  • Activists called for severe sanctions to pressure the regime.
  • The organization managed to avoid severe sanctions by making last-minute changes.
  • Critics argue that severe sanctions often harm the general population more than the intended targets.