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sanctioned |
2 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 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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