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social sanction
social sanction A social sanction is any reward, honor, blame, or penalty that a society attaches to conduct according to what public opinion or common feeling approves or condemns.
A social sanction is any reward, honor, blame, or penalty that a society attaches to conduct according to what public opinion or common feeling approves or condemns. It includes informal responses such as praise, ridicule, and boycotting, as well as punishments carried out by collective agreement, including legal penalties.