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sanction
noun
- The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority: allowance, approbation, approval, authorization, consent, endorsement, leave
2, license, permission, permit.
Informal: OK. See
allow
- An act of confirming officially: affirmation, approval, confirmation, ratification. See
law
- A coercive measure intended to ensure compliance or conformity: interdict, interdiction, penalty. See
reward
verb
- To give one's consent to: allow, approbate, approve, authorize, consent, endorse, let, permit.
Informal: OK. See
allow
- To accept officially: adopt, affirm, approve, confirm, pass, ratify. See
accept, law
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