SANCTION
\sˈankʃən], \sˈankʃən], \s_ˈa_n_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of SANCTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
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give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"
By Princeton University
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a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
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give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
By Noah Webster.
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The act of giving authority to; authority; formal approval.
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To give indorsement to; to confirm; to approve; as, to sanction a marriage.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Act of ratifying, or giving authority to: confirmation: support.
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To give validity to: to authorize: to countenance.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Ratification on the part of a superior; confirmation; penalty.
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To give validity or authority to; to ratify; to confirm.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A confirming or giving authority or validity to; ratification; authority; influence or custom.
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To ratify or confirm; to give authority to; to countenance or support.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Latin] Solemn or ceremonious ratification; approbation and acceptance;—any thing done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; confirmation; countenance; support.
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