Question

In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with a word given in BOLD. Corresponding to each question, three sentences are given with the use of the same word. From the options choose the sentence(s) which give(s) a DIFFERENT MEANING for the word used in the sentence above. The meaning used in the sentence(s) should be different from the one used in the main sentence.  The chief judicial magistrate inquired whether the investigative agency had obtained the legal SANCTION required to initiate prosecution against the senior corporate executives.
I. To counter non-compliance with international labor standards, the trade bloc decided to impose a unilateral economic sanction on raw material imports.
II. Highlighting procedural lapses, the ethics committee refused to grant official sanction for conducting clinical trials on the experimental drug.
III. The policy analyst asked whether the governing body would sanction the emergency allocation of funds for regional infrastructure repair.

A Only I
B Only II
C I and III
D II and III
E All I, II and III III
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