Definitions
Official approval, permission, or a penalty imposed for breaking rules.
Word origin
From Middle French sanction, from Latin sānctiō.
Used in a sentence
“The whalers had been operating in the contested waters off the island with sanction from the Japanese government.”
“The United States enacted a new round of sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa.”
“The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.”
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01“Official approval”8 letters
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