Countersanction

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sanction imposed in response to another sanction.

    "But in considering sanctions against China, officials from the Commerce Department and the Treasury offered a long list of countersanctions the Chinese could impose against American firms that are already struggling to deal with China."

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"But in considering sanctions against China, officials from the Commerce Department and the Treasury offered a long list of countersanctions the Chinese could impose against American firms that are already struggling to deal with China."

Etymology

From counter- + sanction.

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