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sanction
'sanction' - used as a noun
1. formal and explicit approval
2. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
3. official permission or approval
4. the act of final authorization
it had the sanction of the church

'sanction' - used as a verb
5. give sanction to
6. give authority or permission to
7. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath

derived forms
1. Sanction / Plural
sanctions
2. Sanction / Past
sanctioned
3. Sanction / Third Person
sanctions
4. Sanction / Present Participle
sanctioning
Variations of 'sanction'
 
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