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DRILL · ANATOMY OF A SANCTIONS LIST

The words behind Anatomy of a sanctions list

Read the plain-language definition, then name the term it describes.

OFAC's principal sanctions list of blocked persons and entities; US persons are broadly prohibited from dealing with parties on it.

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THE DRILL AS TEXT

  1. OFAC's principal sanctions list of blocked persons and entities; US persons are broadly prohibited from dealing with parties on it.
    • SDN List — Specially Designated Nationals
  2. An alternative name recorded on a list entry — a spelling variant, former name, or other known name — screened alongside the primary name.
    • Alias

This drill is built from Anatomy of a sanctions list — it rearranges material written and sourced on that page rather than asserting anything new, so every claim in it is checkable there.