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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sanctioned adj conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis Synonym(s): canonic, canonical, sanctioned formally approved and invested with legal authority Synonym(s): ratified, sanctioned established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates" Synonym(s): approved, sanctioned
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.