Definitions for sanction
Overview of noun sanction
The noun sanction has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
(formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement")
2. (1) sanction
(a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards)
3. authority, authorization, authorisation, sanction
(official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times")
4. sanction
(the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church")
Overview of verb sanction
The verb sanction has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) approve, O.K., okay, sanction
(give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies")
2. (1) sanction
(give authority or permission to)
3. sanction
(give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage")
