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sanction |
3 definitions found 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sanction \Sanc"tion\, n. [L. sanctio, from sancire sanctum to render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalterably: cf F. sanction. See {Saint}.] 1. Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it confirmation; approbation. The strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their testimony. --I. Watts. 2. Anything done or said to enforce the will law, or authority of another; as legal sanctions. Syn: Ratification; authorization; authority; countenance; support. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sanction n 1: formal and explicit approval [syn: {countenance}, {endorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}] 2: a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards 3: the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church" [syn: {authority}] v 1: give sanction to "I approve of his educational policies" [syn: {approve}, {ok}, {okay}] [ant: {disapprove}] 2: give authority or permission to
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