Sanction
Pronunciation : Sanc"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. sanctio, from sancire, samctum to render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalternably: cf. F. sanction. See Saint.]
Definition : 1. 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 authority to it; confirmation; approbation. The strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their testimony. I. Watts.
2. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
Syn. -- Ratification; authorization; authoruty; countenance; support.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sanc"tion
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve. Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments. De Quincey.
Syn. -- To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Sanctioning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913