Definitions of sanction
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To give indorsement to; to confirm; to approve; as, to sanction a marriage.
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To give validity to: to authorize: to countenance.
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To authorise; confirm.
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To approve authoritatively; countenance.
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give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; " sanctify the marriage"
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To give validity or authority to; to ratify; to confirm.
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To ratify or confirm; to give authority to; to countenance or support.
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a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
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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.
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The act of giving authority to; authority; formal approval.
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Act of ratifying, or giving authority to: confirmation: support.
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Confirmation; support.
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Authoritative confirmation; justification.
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Ratification on the part of a superior; confirmation; penalty.
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A confirming or giving authority or validity to; ratification; authority; influence or custom.