SANCTION
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Sanc"tion (?), n. [L. sanctio, from sancire, sanctum to render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalterably: cf. F. sanction. See Saint.] 1. Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; establishment or furtherance of anything by giving authority to it; confirmation; approbation.
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The strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their testimony.
I. Watts.
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2. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions.
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Syn. -- Ratification; authorization; authority; countenance; support.
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Sanc"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Sanctioning.] To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
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Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments.
De Quincey.
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Syn. -- To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.
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