Given below is a word followed by three sentences. You need to understand whether the sentences used the bold word correctly or not. Mark the incorrect sentence with the incorrect word usage as your answer. Sanction (

• I The committee gave its sanction to the proposal, allowing the project to proceed. (I
• I Several nations imposed economic sanctions on the regime in response to human rights violations. (II
• I The CEO was praised for the sanction he took against the whistle-blower to protect the company’s image.