SANCTION

Definition of SANCTION

  1. (noun)formal and explicit approval
  2. (noun)a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
  3. (noun)official permission or approval
  4. (noun)the act of final authorization
  5. (verb)give sanction to
  6. (verb)give authority or permission to
  7. (verb)give religious sanction to, such as through an oath