sanction
(noun) a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society’s standards
sanction
(noun) the act of final authorization; “it had the sanction of the church”
authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction
(noun) official permission or approval; “authority for the program was renewed several times”
sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
(noun) formal and explicit approval; “a Democrat usually gets the union’s endorsement”
approve, O.K., okay, sanction
(verb) give sanction to; “I approve of his educational policies”
sanction
(verb) give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; “sanctify the marriage”
sanction
(verb) give authority or permission to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sanction (countable and uncountable, plural sanctions)
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.
sanction (third-person singular simple present sanctions, present participle sanctioning, simple past and past participle sanctioned)
(transitive) To ratify; to make valid.
(transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
(transitive) To penalize (a State etc.) with sanctions.
• actinons, canonist, cantions, contains
Source: Wiktionary
Sanc"tion, n. Etym: [L. sanctio, from sancire, samctum to render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalternably: 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 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; authoruty; countenance; support.
Sanc"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Sanctioning.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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