sanctio

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

sānctiō ōnis, f

sancio, a consecration, confirming as inviolable, confirmation : foederis sanctione defendi.—In a law, a penal clause, declaration of a penalty, sanction : sanctiones sacrandae sunt . . . poenā: neque vero leges Porciae quicquam praeter sanctionem attulerunt novi.

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