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sanction

('s/&//N/k/S//@/n )

formal and explicit approval(noun.communication)

Synonym:
countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, warrant

source: wordnet30
a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
official permission or approval(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
authorisation, authority, authorization

source: wordnet30
the act of final authorization(noun.act)

Example:
It had the sanction of the church.

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

give sanction to(verb.communication)

Synonym:
approve, o.k., okay
Antonym:
disapprove, reject

source: wordnet30
give authority or permission to(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
give religious sanction to, such as through on oath(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.(verb)

source: webster1913

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