1. Give sanction to
   - approve, O.K., okay 
2. Give authority or permission to 
3. Give religious sanction to, such as through on oath

1. Formal and explicit approval
   - countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur 
2. A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards 
3. Official permission or approval
   - authority, authorization, authorisation [Brit] 
4. The act of final authorization
   "it had the sanction of the church"

Derived forms: sanctioned, sanctions, sanctioning

See also: sanctionative

Type of: approval, authorisation [Brit], authorise [Brit], authorization, authorize, clear, commendation, empower, empowerment, pass, permission, social control

Encyclopedia: Sanction Sanction, Pragmatic

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