Found 3 items, similar to sanction.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: sanction sanksi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sanction sanction n 1: formal and explicit approval; “a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement” [syn: countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur] 2: a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards 3: official permission or approval; “authority for the program was renewed several times” [syn: authority, authorization, authorisation] 4: the act of final authorization; “it had the sanction of the church” v 1: give sanction to; “I approve of his educational policies” [syn: approve, O.K., okay] [ant: disapprove] 2: give authority or permission to 3: give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; “sanctify the marriage”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sanction Sanction \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. [1913 Webster] The strictest professors of reason have added the sanction of their testimony. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions. [1913 Webster] Syn: Ratification; authorization; authority; countenance; support. [1913 Webster] Sanction \Sanc"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sanctioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Sanctioning.] To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve. [1913 Webster] Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous experiments. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] Syn: To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance. [1913 Webster]