sanction
Plural: sanctions
Noun
- formal and explicit approval
- a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
- official permission or approval
- the act of final authorization
- "it had the sanction of the church"
- 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.
Verb
Verb Forms: sanctioned, sanctioning, sanctions
- To give official permission or approval for an action; to authorize.
- give sanction to
- give authority or permission to
- give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
- To ratify; to make valid.
- To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
- To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.
Examples
- The rules SANCTION playing words that extend existing words on the board.
- The United States enacted a new round of sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa.
- The whalers had been operating in the contested waters off the island with sanction from the Japanese government.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French sanction, from Latin sānctiō.
Synonyms
approve, authorisation, authority, authorization, countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, O.K., okay, warrant, ban, boycott, embargo, estoppel, injunction, interdiction, penalties, proscription, sanction, taboo
Antonyms
disapprove, allowance, backing, confirmation, endorsement, permission, support
Scrabble Score: 10
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