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Meaning of sanction
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sanction
n 1: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the
union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance},
{endorsement}, {indorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
2: a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's
standards
3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program
was renewed several times" [syn: {authority},
{authorization}, {authorisation}, {sanction}]
4: the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the
church"
v 1: give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
[syn: {approve}, {O.K.}, {okay}, {sanction}] [ant:
{disapprove}, {reject}]
2: give authority or permission to
3: give religious sanction to, such as through on oath;
"sanctify the marriage"
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