GOVERNMENTactionstaken by acountryororganizationagainst theeconomyof anothercountry, such asrefusingtotradewith it, inordertoforceit toobeyalawor a set ofrules:The UNannouncedneweconomicsanctionsagainstcountriesabusinghumanrights.Thecountrycouldfaceeconomicsanctionsof up to $1billionforitsfailuretoenforceabilateralagreement.impose/lift/end economic sanctionsThe US hasthreatenedtoimposeeconomicsanctionsagainst severalcountriesin thearea.call/push/pressforeconomicsanctionstough/strict/stiffeconomicsanctions(Definition ofeconomic sanctionsfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofeconomic sanctions
economic sanctionsEconomicsanctionsmay include various forms of trade barriers and restrictions on financial transactions.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Economicsanctionsare not necessarily imposed because of economic circumstances they may also be imposed for a variety of political and social issues.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.We are not afraid ofeconomicsanctionsor military intervention.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Economicsanctionswere imposed, blocking even basic amenities, such as food and medicine.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Alternatively economic power which relies on aid, bribes andeconomicsanctionscan be used in order to induce and coerce.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He preferred the use ofeconomicsanctionsto end the war.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The proposal would also be supplemented by partialeconomicsanctionsand the establishment of a special security committee.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Furthermore, he wants to be clear that there is great danger in having an overly-rosy view of the efficacy ofeconomicsanctions.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She is a proponent of personal asset seizures and travel bans as part of programmes ofeconomicsanctions.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Reconstruction was greatly delayed byeconomicsanctionsand lack of international aid.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/economic-sanctions##
