To exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility.
To declare adjourned, as a sitting of the House, when it is ascertained that a quorum is not present.
To determine that a competitor has lost a match, by a referee's enumeration aloud of the increments of time for which the competitor has been incapacitated.
To prevent the accession of (a legitimately elected person) to office, by a fraudulent return or count of the votes.
To enumerate items while organizing or transferring them.
To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
To ratify; to make valid.
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.