sanction

[ sangk-shuhn ]

/ ˈsæŋk ʃən /

noun

authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.

something that serves to support an action, condition, etc.

something that gives binding force, as to an oath, rule of conduct, etc.

Law.

a provision of a law enacting a penalty for disobedience or a reward for obedience.
the penalty or reward.

International Law. action by one or more states toward another state calculated to force it to comply with legal obligations.

verb (used with object)

to authorize, approve, or allow: an expression now sanctioned by educated usage.

to ratify or confirm: to sanction a law.

to impose a sanction on; penalize, especially by way of discipline.

Origin of sanction

1555–65; < Latin sānctiōn- (stem of sānctiō), equivalent to sānct(us) (past participle of sancīre to prescribe by law) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR sanction

6 permit.

ANTONYMS FOR sanction

1 disapproval.

6 disapprove.

OTHER WORDS FROM sanction

sanc·tion·a·ble, adjective sanc·tion·a·tive, adjective sanc·tion·er, noun sanc·tion·less, adjective

non·sanc·tion, noun non·sanc·tioned, adjective qua·si-sanc·tioned, adjective re·sanc·tion, verb (used with object) su·per·sanc·tion, verb (used with object), noun un·sanc·tion·a·ble, adjective un·sanc·tioned, adjective un·sanc·tion·ing, adjective well-sanc·tioned, adjective

Words nearby sanction

sancho panza, sanctified, sanctify, sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanction mark, sanctitude, sanctity, sanctuary, sanctuary city

British Dictionary definitions for non-sanction

sanction

/ (ˈsæŋkʃən) /

noun

final permission; authorization

aid or encouragement

something, such as an ethical principle, that imparts binding force to a rule, oath, etc

the penalty laid down in a law for contravention of its provisions

(often plural) a coercive measure, esp one taken by one or more states against another guilty of violating international law

verb (tr)

to give authority to; permit

to make authorized; confirm

Derived forms of sanction

sanctionable, adjective sanctioner, noun sanctionless, adjective

Word Origin for sanction

C16: from Latin sanctiō the establishment of an inviolable decree, from sancīre to decree

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sanction

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of sanction

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OTHER WORDS FROM sanction

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