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to sanction
noun
An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
Exact(60)
It refused to sanction the deal.
Judge Lewis declined to sanction anyone.
Hence Parliament's refusal to sanction an attack on Syria.
Without control, he is unlikely to sanction expansion.
Ms Le Pen is careful to sanction unacceptable behaviour.
But the German government is reluctant to sanction this.
It may also lead him to sanction incontinent spending.
One is more visible, and easier to sanction.
The RFU refused to sanction the tour, fearing professionalism.
The attorney general would have to sanction a prosecution.
Not surprisingly, the N.F.L. refused to sanction "The Replacements".
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