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sanction
noun
1 official permission or authority.
2 the act of giving permission or authority.
3 aid; support.
4 (esp sanctions) politics an economic or military measure taken by one nation against another as a means of coercion trade sanctions .
5 law a means of encouraging adherence to a social custom, eg a penalty for non-observance or reward for observance of a law or treaty.
6 any penalty attached to an offence.
7 ethics a motive or rationale for observance of and obedience to any moral or religious law.
verb (sanctioned , sanctioning )
1 to authorize or confirm formally.
2 to countenance or permit.
[16c: from Latin sanctio , sanctionis , from sancire , sanctum to decree]

sanction This does not mean -impose sanctions on-; this meaning is expressed by embargo or boycott.

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