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cybersanctions

cybersanctions noun: sanctions imposed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.

Noun

cybersanctions pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Sanctions imposed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.
    • In its brief history, there are already some examples of interstate cybersanctions.2015, Paul Webster Hare, Making Diplomacy Work, page 306
    • It was only a “technical fix, planned under Obama, to avoid any unintended consequences of cybersanctions,” as an embarrassed Alexander noted in a follow-up tweet later in the day.2019, L. Brent Bozell III, Tim Graham, Unmasked: Big Media's War Against Trump

Origin of cybersanctions

From cyber- + sanctions.

Questions about cybersanctions

What does cybersanctions mean?
Cybersanctions means sanctions imposed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.
What part of speech is cybersanctions?
Cybersanctions is a noun.

Words near cybersanctions in the dictionary

  1. cybersaboteurs
  2. cybersafe
  3. cybersafety
  4. cybersalon
  5. cybersalons
  6. cybersanctions
  7. cybersanctuaries
  8. cybersanctuary
  9. cybersangha
  10. cybersanghas
  11. cybersavvy

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