To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
The buttocks.
Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.
To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
To ratify; to make valid.
To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
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.