SANCTIO

sanctio (sangk-shee-oh), n. [Latin fr. sancio “to ordain, confirm, or forbid under penalty”] Roman law. A particular clause in a statute imposing a penalty on any violation of that statute. Pl. sanctiones (sangk-shee-oh-neez). “Sanctio (legis). A clause in a statute which strengthens its efficacity by fixing a penalty for its violation, by forbidding its derogation […]