Presanctions

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before the introduction of sanctions. not-comparable

    "Peugeot, one of France’s premier car companies, confirmed last week that it was well along in discussions with a presanctions partner, the Iranian auto company Khodro, to build cars in Iran and transfer French technology."

Example

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"Peugeot, one of France’s premier car companies, confirmed last week that it was well along in discussions with a presanctions partner, the Iranian auto company Khodro, to build cars in Iran and transfer French technology."

Etymology

From pre- + sanctions.

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