sanction
[ sangk-shuhn ]
/ ˈsæŋk ʃən /
noun
verb (used with object)
Words nearby sanction
sancho panza, sanctified, sanctify, sanctimonious, sanctimony, sanction, sanction mark, sanctitude, sanctity, sanctuary, sanctuary city
Origin of sanction
1555–65; < Latin sānctiōn- (stem of sānctiō), equivalent to sānct(us) (past participle of sancīre to prescribe by law) + -iōn- -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM sanction
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sanction
/ (ˈsæŋkʃən) /
noun
verb (tr)
to give authority to; permit
to make authorized; confirm
Derived forms of sanction
sanctionable, adjectivesanctioner, nounsanctionless, adjectiveWord Origin for sanction
C16: from Latin sanctiō the establishment of an inviolable decree, from sancīre to decree
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