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English Dictionary: sanction	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for sanction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sanction n formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" Synonym(s): sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times" Synonym(s): authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church" v give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" Synonym(s): approve, O.K., okay, sanction Antonym(s): disapprove, reject give authority or permission to give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"
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.