sanctioned

[sangk-shuhnd]

adjective

1. authorized, approved, or allowed.

   Locke's main argument was that unlimited accumulation of wealth was moral, religiously sanctioned, and logical.

2. 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.

3. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of sanction.

Other Word Forms

• nonsanctioned adjective
• quasi-sanctioned adjective
• unsanctioned adjective
• well-sanctioned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanctioned¹

sanction ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Two ministers were forced to resign over the corruption scheme and a former business partner of Zelensky was sanctioned earlier this week when the scandal broke.

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Zelensky ordered two ministers to resign over the corruption scheme and sanctioned a former business partner who was named as its mastermind.

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Whether knockouts would be permitted is unclear - the fight would have to be arranged as an exhibition, unless sanctioned as a professional fight by a local commission.

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Preliminary data for October points to further builds, primarily in crude, with sanctioned barrels accounting for a substantial portion of the rise over the past two months.

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BBC Sport has learned that, under the current proposals, any club breaching the rules for a second time would be sanctioned with a six-point deduction, plus a further point for every £6.5m of overspend.

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Related Words

• accepted 
• allowed 
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• licensed www.thesaurus.com
• permitted