cybersanctions

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noun

Sanctions imposed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.

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Meanings

nouncybersanctions pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlySanctions imposed by means of the Internet or cyberspace.

    In its brief history, there are already some examples of interstate cybersanctions.

    2015, Paul Webster Hare, Making Diplomacy Work, page 306
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    It was only a “technical fix, planned under Obama, to avoid any unintended consequences of cybersanctions,” as an embarrassed Alexander noted in a follow-up tweet later in the day.

    2019, L. Brent Bozell III, Tim Graham, Unmasked: Big Media's War Against Trump

Origin

From cyber- + sanctions.

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APA

cybersanctions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybersanctions

MLA

“cybersanctions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybersanctions. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cybersanctions,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybersanctions.

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