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economic sanctions

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economic sanctions
pl n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any actions taken by one nation or group of nations to harm the economy of another nation or group, often to force a political change


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Based on surveys it had conducted in Iraq, it concluded that economic sanctions had been an "important factor" in the deaths of half a million Iraqi children.
Iraq: The Human Cost of History contains seven contributions from a distinguished group of scholars who have all maintained steadfast opposition to both the Ba'athist Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and the imposition and maintenance of draconian economic sanctions against the Iraqi people.
Johanns even reportedly showed a copy of an e-mail message from supporters of a House member calling for economic sanctions on Japan.
 
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