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
• plural of sanction

Verb

• give sanction to
• give authority or permission to
• give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
• third-person singular simple present indicative of sanction

Synonyms

approve, authorisation, authority, authorization, countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, O.K., okay, sanction, warrant

Antonyms

disapprove