sanctioned

[ sangk-shuhnd ]

/ ˈsæŋk ʃənd /

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adjective

authorized, approved, or allowed: Locke's main argument was that unlimited accumulation of wealth was moral, religiously sanctioned, and logical.

officially or formally ratified or confirmed: The event is run exclusively in association with the National Franchise Association, so participating franchisees have all met the NFA-sanctioned code of ethics.

penalized, especially by way of discipline or to force compliance with legal obligations: The embargo had no real impact—but how often have we ever seen a sanctioned political leader say, “OK, I guess I’ll give in now”?

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of sanction.

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Origin of sanctioned

sanction + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM sanctioned

non·sanc·tioned, adjectivequa·si-sanc·tioned, adjectiveun·sanc·tioned, adjectivewell-sanc·tioned, adjective

Words nearby sanctioned

sanctified, sanctify, sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanctioned, sanction mark, sanctitude, sanctity, sanctuary, sanctuary city

How to use sanctioned in a sentence

In August, the Tech Transparency Project uncovered shipping records showing Apple was importing cotton T-shirts from a company in Xinjiang that Congress imposed sanctions on for its alleged use of forced labor.
Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China|Reed Albergotti|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Federal records show child labor sanctions against just one Illinois factory over the past five years, and none involving temp agencies.
Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories|by Melissa Sanchez|November 19, 2020|ProPublica
When health care workers in Nevada and Vermont reported false positives, HHS defended the tests and threatened Nevada with unspecified sanctions until state officials agreed to continue using them in nursing homes.
Rapid Testing Is Less Accurate Than the Government Wants to Admit|by Lisa Song|November 16, 2020|ProPublica
In terms of sanctions for noncompliance, the bill would allow fines of up to 5% of global revenues and jail terms of up to five years.
The U.K. will follow the U.S. and Europe in getting tougher on ‘hostile’ foreign investment|David Meyer|November 11, 2020|Fortune

Jenkins now finds himself in the position of trying to enforce “zero tolerance” and “severe sanctions” for similar superspreader events amid an undefeated football season.
Notre Dame’s president lacked self-control. Its student body is merely following his example.|Sally Jenkins|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
Someone who regularly rebels against the most socially sanctioned night of the year?
The Refuseniks Hiding From ‘Happy New Year’|Lizzie Crocker|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Moscow protest was not sanctioned, which meant every participant risked arrest.
Russia’s Rebel In Chief Escapes House Arrest|Anna Nemtsova|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before Cuba was shunned and sanctioned, it was a handy place for the randy.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations?|John L. Smith|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even worse than state violence, though, is state-sanctioned violence.
The Straight Hero of Cameroon’s Gays|Jay Michaelson|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“When I first started here, maybe only one or two people were being sanctioned,” McLean explains.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Parliament had sanctioned a junction, but not such a junction, the Midland said, as it was proposed to make.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
And when we contemplate aright the exercise as sanctioned by the procedure of God, how distinctly are these brought before us!
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
"Umbrellas are at a premium," observed Mr. Hillary, with the freedom long intimacy had sanctioned.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
The outdoor relief sanctioned for able-bodied men was strictly limited to persons who were not in employment for hire.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
The proposals sanctioned by the Central Authority go up to a capital outlay of 350 per bed.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb