From the Latin for "holy", they're economic measures taken against a nation for violating international law
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esteem for the Organization, which they considered the appropriate juridical ... 
and development of international law, the establishment of international norms ... 
Economic and social exclusion is a complete denial of human... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul II's Address to the United Nations [PAR] Oct 5, 1995 ...