Australian English Meaning of sanction
sanction
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Definitions and Meaning of sanction in English
sanction (n)
formal and explicit approval
a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
official permission or approval
the act of final authorization
sanction (v)
give sanction to
give authority or permission to
give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
sanction (n.)
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.
Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
sanction (v. t.)
To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
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sanction
formal and explicit approval, a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards, official permission or approval, the act of final authorization
authorisation,consent,Permission,Accreditation,stipend,clearance,Concurrence,granting,green light,leave
denial,Injunction,Prohibition,refusal,rejection,revocation,exclusion,ban,proscription,castigation
sanctimony => Sanctimony, sanctimoniousness => sanctimoniousness ** _ , sanctimoniously => sanctimoniously, sanctimonious => sanctimonious, sanctimonial => santimonious,
