# Sanction **Domain:** Governance / Enforcement **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition A **sanction** is a rule-governed adverse consequence imposed after a finding of ineligibility, violation, or invalid performance. Forms include disqualification, suspension, exclusion, withheld reward, invalidated result, slashing, reputational penalty, or public enforcement. ## Significance Sanction converts a rulebook from description into administration. Its legitimacy depends on jurisdiction, notice, evidence, proportionality, review, and the possibility of appeal or restored eligibility. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [[wiki/Court of Arbitration for Sport|Court of Arbitration for Sport]] ## Routes [[wiki/Adjudication|Adjudication]] · [[wiki/Appeal|Appeal]] · [[wiki/Reintegration|Reintegration]] · [[wiki/Eligibility Regime|Eligibility Regime]]