Definitions for sanction
ˈsæŋk ʃənsanc·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimaturnoun

   formal and explicit approval

   "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

2. sanctionnoun

   a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

3. authority, authorization, authorisation, sanctionnoun

   official permission or approval

   "authority for the program was renewed several times"

4. sanctionverb

   the act of final authorization

   "it had the sanction of the church"

5. approve, O.K., okay, sanctionverb

   give sanction to

   "I approve of his educational policies"

6. sanctionverb

   give authority or permission to

7. sanctionverb

   give religious sanction to, such as through on oath

   "sanctify the marriage"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 4 votes

1. sanctionnoun

   An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.

2. sanctionnoun

   A penalty, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.

3. sanctionnoun

   A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying the above.

4. sanctionverb

   To ratify; to make valid.

5. sanctionverb

   To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

6. sanctionverb

   To penalize (a State etc.) with sanctions.

7. Etymology: From sanction.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sanctionnoun

   Etymology: sanction, French; sanctio, Latin.

   1. The act of confirmation which gives to any thing its obligatory power; ratification.

   I have kill’d a slave,
   And of his blood caus’d to be mixt with wine:
   Fill every man his bowl. There cannot be
   A fitter drink to make this sanction in. Ben Jonson, Catil.

   Against the publick sanctions of the peace,
   With fates averse, the rout in arms resort,
   To force their monarch. John Dryden, Æn.

   There needs no positive law or sanction of God to stamp an obliquity upon such a disobedience. South.

   By the laws of men, enacted by civil power, gratitude is not enforced; that is, not enjoined by the sanction of penalties, to be inflicted upon the person that shall not be found grateful. Robert South, Sermons.

   The satisfactions of the Christian life, in its present practice and future hopes, are not the mere raptures of enthusiasm, as the strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their testimony. Isaac Watts.

   This word is often made the sanction of an oath: it is reckoned a great commendation to be a man of honour. Jonathan Swift.

   Wanting sanction and authority, it is only yet a private work. Thomas Baker, on Learning.

   2. A law; a decree ratified. Improper.

   ’Tis the first sanction nature gave to man,
   Each other to assist in what they can. John Denham.

WikipediaRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Sanction

   A sanction may be either a permission or a restriction, depending upon context, as the word is an auto-antonym. Examples of sanctions include:

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sanction

   A sanction is a measure implemented by a governing body or international authority to enforce compliance, obedience, or to punish non-compliance or disobedience. It could be in the form of penalties, restrictions or rewards aimed to control behavior. The term can also refer to official permission or approval for an action.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Sanctionnoun

   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 giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation

2. Sanctionnoun

   anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions

3. Sanctionverb

   to give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Sanction

   sangk′shun, n. act of ratifying, or giving authority to: confirmation: support: a decree, a law.—v.t. to give validity to: to authorise: to countenance.—adjs. Sanc′tionable; Sanc′tionary. [Fr.,—L. sanctīre.]

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1. sanction

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Matched Categories

1. • Approve
   • Authorize
   • Social Control

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sanction' in Nouns Frequency: #2176

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Anagrams for sanction »

1. actinons

2. canonist

3. contains

4. sonantic

How to pronounce sanction?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

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How to say sanction in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sanction in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sanction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sanction in a Sentence

1. Emanuele Ottolenghi:

   Similarly the administration can sanction the Iranian airports whence Mahan Air Corporation troop flights to Syria leave. It can sanction the company that provides fuel to Mahan in Iran. If it knows banks involved in managing payments in Europe for Mahan Air’s transactions on these services, it can similarly sanction them or at least impose fines, in short a lot more can be done.

2. Amelie Oudea-Castera:

   There is a specific book explaining that. And when you regularly default your obligations without giving specific explanations in particular, you expose yourself to a default or more permanent sanction. We wanted her to know because it was a way to protect her to explain that to her, on the $15,000 fine, you noticed we did not want to put that fine at the maximum. On purpose, we only wanted to be at 15, because we wanted to send a message that we wouldn’t go to a default right away. We wanted to have a progressive escalation should she continue not to commit to her obligations.

3. United States:

   Targeting Iran's Central Bank is no ordinary sanction or penalty. It is a significant force multiplier for United States coercive and punitive economic measures, the question is, even in the face of such a powerful move, will America's allies across the Persian Gulf be satisfied with sanctions alone.

4. Angela Stent:

   The Europeans would have to forswear purchasing Russian hydrocarbons, and they're not ready to do that yet, they can only do that if they're assured they have other supplies of oil and gas. There's not that much left to sanction.

5. Rebekah Koffler:

   If we want to ever beat the Russians we have to flip the tables, we can’t be in that reactive mode because it doesn’t work. Putin already factored in all the sanctions and sanction-proofed his economy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sanction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sanction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sanction
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanction
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanction
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sanction
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sanction