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sanctionable

sanctionable adjective: that can be sanctioned.

Adjective

sanctionable (not comparable)

  1. That can be sanctioned.
  2. That can be subjected to economic sanctions.

Antonyms of sanctionable

Origin of sanctionable

From sanction + -able.

Words formed from sanctionable

Questions about sanctionable

What does sanctionable mean?
Sanctionable means that can be sanctioned.
What part of speech is sanctionable?
Sanctionable is an adjective.

Words near sanctionable in the dictionary

  1. sanctimoniously
  2. sanctimoniousness
  3. sanctimony
  4. sanction
  5. sanctionability
  6. sanctionable
  7. sanctionably
  8. sanctional
  9. sanctionary
  10. sanctionative
  11. sanctioned

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