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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sanction \Sanc"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanctioned}; p. pr &
vb n. {Sanctioning}.]
To give sanction to to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous
experiments. --De Quincey.
Syn: To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sanctioned
adj 1: conforming to orthodox or recognized rules "the drinking of
cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"-
Sinclair Lewis [syn: {canonic}, {canonical}]
2: formally approved and invested with legal authority [syn: {ratified}]
3: established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a
list of approved candidates" [syn: {approved}]
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