Definition of Sanctioned. Meaning of Sanctioned. Synonyms of Sanctioned
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Definition of Sanctioned
Sanctioned Sanction Sanc"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned; p. pr. &
vb. n. Sanctioning.]
To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous
experiments. --De Quincey.
Syn: To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
Sanction Sanction Sanc"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned; p. pr. &
vb. n. Sanctioning.]
To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous
experiments. --De Quincey.
Syn: To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
Sanction Sanction Sanc"tion, n. [L. sanctio, from sancire, sanctum to
render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalterably: cf. F.
sanction. See Saint.]
1. 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.
The strictest professors of reason have added the
sanction of their testimony. --I. Watts.
2. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or
authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
Syn: Ratification; authorization; authority; countenance;
support.