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Sanctions

Penalties such as trade bans, asset freezes or travel bans imposed by one or more countries on another country, group or person.

Also called sanctioneconomic sanctions

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Sanctions are used to pressure governments without military action, with costs for both sides.

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An international organisation of nearly all the world's countries, founded in 1945 to maintain peace and promote cooperation.

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