Select the correct answer. Read the sentence. Then read the dictionary entry.
entry: (The seniors who are on the weekly school radio show received a sanction from the principal for their inappropriate
comments and were barred from the weekly broadcast for two weeks.)

sanction san(k)-shan
1. a formal decree
2. something that makes an oath binding
3. the detriment or loss of reward as a means of enforcing the law
4. an economic or military coercive measure
Which entry defines the use of the word sanction in the sentence?

OA definition 4
OB. definition 2
OC. definition 3
OD. definition 1