Alabama gave the unsworn statement statutory sanction in 1882.
It was the third major sanction in the last three years.
The assimilation policy received full official sanction in 1939, but World War II halted its progress.
It does not require state sanction in order to be valid.
"There is a sense of impunity because there is no sanction in the family".
"A little sunlight might be a very effective sanction in this area," he said.
"In any case, while homophobia exists everywhere, unlike other cultures, it has no sanction in Hindu religion," says Mr Kavi.
The main sanction in Sweden is public shaming, with errant newspapers having to publish the Council's ruling.
Another sanction in their accession treaties is that other EU members may refuse to recognise court judgments.
The word is used to dehumanise people with learning difficulties, then to sanction in twisted minds abuse, bullying and savagery.
Ipsos Mori polling shows that there are some discrete areas of spending that voters will sanction, in particular on housing.
