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Meaning of sanction

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sanction
      n 1: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the
           union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance},
           {endorsement}, {indorsement}, {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
      2: a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's
         standards
      3: official permission or approval; "authority for the program
         was renewed several times" [syn: {authority},
         {authorization}, {authorisation}, {sanction}]
      4: the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the
         church"
      v 1: give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
           [syn: {approve}, {O.K.}, {okay}, {sanction}] [ant:
           {disapprove}, {reject}]
      2: give authority or permission to
      3: give religious sanction to, such as through on oath;
         "sanctify the marriage"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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